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The crust is the Earth's outermost layer, where we

live. It mainly consists of lighter rocks, such as basalt


Crust
in the oceanic crust and granite in the continental
crust. The boundary between the Earth's crust and
the mantle is called the Mohorovičić discontinuity
(or Moho). It occurs from 5 to 10 kilometers beneath
the ocean floor to about 20 to 70 kilometers beneath
continental interiors. The Moho represents the
transition from the relatively low-density crust to
the higher-density mantle.
Beneath the crust lies the mantle, extending to a
depth of about 2,900 kilometers. The mantle
contains silicate rocks that are rich in iron and
magnesium. It is divided into two sections, the
Mantle Upper mantle is more rigid and behaves elastically
on short time scales and the Lower mantle that is
solid but flows on geological timescales.

The outer core extends from 2,900 kilometers to


about 5,150 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface.
It mainly consists of liquid iron and nickel. The
motion within this layer generates the Earth's
magnetic field.
The inner core is the central part of the Earth,
extending from a depth of about 5,150 kilometers to
Outer Core the Earth's center at about 6,371 kilometers. Despite
being very hot, the inner core is solid due to
immense pressure and it is primarily composed of
iron, with minor amounts of nickel and other
lighter elements.

MANTLE OUTER CORE

CRUST INNER CORE


Inner Core

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