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    The document summarizes the layers that make up the interior of the Earth. It describes four main layers from outermost to innermost - the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. The crust is the solid outer layer composed of basalt and granite. The mantle is the mostly solid bulk beneath the crust and makes up 84% of the Earth's volume. The outer core is liquid and composed of iron and nickel and generates the Earth's magnetic field. The inner core is a dense solid ball of iron at the very center of the planet.

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    The document summarizes the layers that make up the interior of the Earth. It describes four main layers from outermost to innermost - the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. The crust is the solid outer layer composed of basalt and granite. The mantle is the mostly solid bulk beneath the crust and makes up 84% of the Earth's volume. The outer core is liquid and composed of iron and nickel and generates the Earth's magnetic field. The inner core is a dense solid ball of iron at the very center of the planet.

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    The document summarizes the layers that make up the interior of the Earth. It describes four main layers from outermost to innermost - the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. The crust is the solid outer layer composed of basalt and granite. The mantle is the mostly solid bulk beneath the crust and makes up 84% of the Earth's volume. The outer core is liquid and composed of iron and nickel and generates the Earth's magnetic field. The inner core is a dense solid ball of iron at the very center of the planet.

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    INTERNAL

    HEAT

    01 CRUST
    This is the outside layer of the earth and is
    made of solid rock, mostly basalt and granite.
    There are two types of crust; oceanic and
    continental. Oceanic crust is denser and
    thinner and mainly com​posed of basalt.
    Continental crust is less dense, thicker, and
    mainly composed of granite.

    02 MANTLE
    The mantle is the mostly solid bulk of
    Earth's interior. The mantle lies between
    Earth's dense, superheated core and its
    thin outer layer, the crust. The mantle is
    about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles)
    thick, and makes up a whopping 84
    percent of Earth's total volume.

    03 OUTER CORE
    The outer core is the third layer of the
    Earth. It is the only liquid layer, and is
    mainly made up of the metals iron and
    nickel, as well as small amounts of other
    substances. The outer core is
    responsible for Earth's magnetic field.
    As Earth spins on its axis, the iron inside
    the liquid outer core moves around.

    04 INNER CORE
    The inner core is a hot, dense ball
    of (mostly) iron. It has a radius of
    about 1,220 kilometers (758
    miles). Temperature in the inner
    core is about 5,200° Celsius
    (9,392° Fahrenheit). The pressure
    is nearly 3.6 million atmosphere
    (atm).

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