THE COMPOSITION OF THE

EARTH’S INTERIOR
DESCRIBE
THE
INTERNAL
STRUCTURE
OF THE
EARTH
LAYERS OF THE EARTH’S GEOSPHERE

CRUST

OUTER CORE

INNER
MANTLE
CORE

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PHASES OF THE EARTH’S GEOSPHERE

CRUST

LIQUID OUTER CORE

SOLID
MANTLE INNER
CORE

SOLID SOLID
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MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE EARTH’S GEOSPHERE

CRUST
Liquid Fe
OUTER CORE
O & Si and Ni

MANTLE INNER
CORE
Silicate rocks
Solid Fe
(Si, O, Fe & Mg)
and Ni
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THICKNESS OF THE EARTH’S GEOSPHERE

CRUST

2250 km OUTER CORE

30-70 km

MANTLE INNER
CORE

2790km
2790 km
1230 km
(THICKEST)
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PRESSURE OF THE EARTH’S GEOSPHERE

CRUST
1.5-3.0 OUTER CORE
0-0.1 M
M atm
atm
MANTLE INNER
CORE
0.1-1.5 Highest
M atm 3-3.5 M
Pressure atm
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DENSITY OF THE EARTH’S GEOSPHERE

CRUST
9.9-12.2 OUTER CORE
0-3.0
g/cm3
g/cm3
MANTLE INNER
CORE
3.4-5.6 MOST
g/cm3 12.8-13.1
DENSE g/cm 3
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TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH’S GEOSPHERE

CRUST

2500-5000 0C OUTER CORE

0-500 C
0

MANTLE INNER
CORE
500-2500 0C 6300-
HOTTEST
6600 0C
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 2 TYPES OF CRUST

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- WI- The Lithosphereblueplanet.n
Continental vs Oceanic Crusts

SOLID SOLID
 Continental vs Oceanic Crusts

LIGHT COLOR DARK COLOR

Continental vs Oceanic Crusts

LESS DENSE DENSER

 Continental vs Oceanic Crusts

GRANITE ROCK BASALT ROCK

Continental vs Oceanic Crusts

THICKER THINNER
Continental vs Oceanic Crusts

CAN’T CYCLE CAN CYCLE

Continental vs Oceanic Crusts

OLDER YOUNGER
 LITHOSPHERE

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CRUST
UPPERMOST LITHOSPHERE
MANTLE
 ASTHENOSPHERE-is a soft, weak
plastic- like layer liquid
Its temperature is about 300-800 0C enough to facilitate a small
amount of melting and make it possible to flow. This property
facilitates the movement of the lithospheric plates.
MOHOROVICIC DISCONTINUITY
(MOHO)-it is the boundary between the
CRUST and the MANTLE.
CRUST

MANTLE
GUTENBERG DISCONTINUITY -it is the
boundary between the MANTLE and the
OUTER CORE.

MANTLE

OUTER CORE
BULLEN DISCONTINUITY -it is the
boundary between the OUTER CORE and the
INNER CORE.

OUTER CORE

INNER CORE