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The Layers of the Earth
© Copyright 2013. Rajeev Kumar RAJ. All rights reserved.
The Four Layers
The Earth is composed of
four different layers. The
crust is the layer that you
live on, and it is the most
widely studied and
understood. The mantle is
much hotter and has the
ability to flow. The outer
core and inner core
are even hotter with
pressures so great you
would be squeezed into a
ball smaller than a marble if
you were able to go to the
center of the Earth!
The Crust
The Earth's Crust is
like the skin of an apple.
It is very thin in
comparison to the other
three layers. The crust
is only about 3-5 miles
(8 kilometers) thick
under the oceans
(oceanic crust) and
about 25 miles (32
kilometers) thick under
the continents
(continental crust).
The Lithospheric Plates
The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces
called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, semi-
rigid asthenosphere.
The Asthenosphere
The asthenosphere is
the semi-rigid part of the
middle mantle that flows
like hot asphalt under a
heavy
weight.
The Lithosphere
The crust and the upper layer of the
mantle together make up a zone of
rigid, brittle rock called the
Lithosphere.
The Crust
The crust is composed of two rocks. The
continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic
crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the
granite. Because of this the less dense continents
ride on the denser oceanic plates.
The Mantle
The Mantle is the
largest layer of the
Earth. The middle
mantle is composed of
very hot dense rock that
flows like asphalt under
a heavy weight. The
movement of the middle
mantle
(asthenosphere) is the
reason that the crustal
plates of the Earth
move.
Convection Currents
The middle mantle
"flows" because of
convection currents.
Convection currents
are caused by the very
hot material at the
deepest part of the
mantle rising, then
cooling and sinking
again --repeating this
cycle over and over.
Convection Currents
The next time you heat anything
like soup or water in a pan you can
watch the convection
currents move in the liquid.
When the convection currents flow
in the asthenosphere they also
move the crust. The crust gets a
free ride with these currents, like
the cork in this illustration.
Safety Caution: Don’t get your
face too close to the boiling water!
The Outer Core
The core of the
Earth is like a ball
of very hot metals.
The outer core
is so hot that the
metals in it are all
in the liquid state.
The outer core is
composed of the
melted metals of
nickel and iron.
The Inner Core
The inner core of
the Earth has
temperatures and
pressures so great
that the metals are
squeezed together
and are not able to
move about like a
liquid, but are forced
to vibrate in place
like a solid.
The End
BONUS:
Find a pair or trio and
answer this question:
Have we ever seen
part of the Mantle?
Explain.
© Copyright 2013.Rajeev Kumar RAJ. All rights reserved.

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Earth interior

  • 1. The Layers of the Earth © Copyright 2013. Rajeev Kumar RAJ. All rights reserved.
  • 2. The Four Layers The Earth is composed of four different layers. The crust is the layer that you live on, and it is the most widely studied and understood. The mantle is much hotter and has the ability to flow. The outer core and inner core are even hotter with pressures so great you would be squeezed into a ball smaller than a marble if you were able to go to the center of the Earth!
  • 3. The Crust The Earth's Crust is like the skin of an apple. It is very thin in comparison to the other three layers. The crust is only about 3-5 miles (8 kilometers) thick under the oceans (oceanic crust) and about 25 miles (32 kilometers) thick under the continents (continental crust).
  • 4. The Lithospheric Plates The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called plates. The plates "float" on the soft, semi- rigid asthenosphere.
  • 5. The Asthenosphere The asthenosphere is the semi-rigid part of the middle mantle that flows like hot asphalt under a heavy weight.
  • 6. The Lithosphere The crust and the upper layer of the mantle together make up a zone of rigid, brittle rock called the Lithosphere.
  • 7. The Crust The crust is composed of two rocks. The continental crust is mostly granite. The oceanic crust is basalt. Basalt is much denser than the granite. Because of this the less dense continents ride on the denser oceanic plates.
  • 8. The Mantle The Mantle is the largest layer of the Earth. The middle mantle is composed of very hot dense rock that flows like asphalt under a heavy weight. The movement of the middle mantle (asthenosphere) is the reason that the crustal plates of the Earth move.
  • 9. Convection Currents The middle mantle "flows" because of convection currents. Convection currents are caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising, then cooling and sinking again --repeating this cycle over and over.
  • 10. Convection Currents The next time you heat anything like soup or water in a pan you can watch the convection currents move in the liquid. When the convection currents flow in the asthenosphere they also move the crust. The crust gets a free ride with these currents, like the cork in this illustration. Safety Caution: Don’t get your face too close to the boiling water!
  • 11. The Outer Core The core of the Earth is like a ball of very hot metals. The outer core is so hot that the metals in it are all in the liquid state. The outer core is composed of the melted metals of nickel and iron.
  • 12. The Inner Core The inner core of the Earth has temperatures and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move about like a liquid, but are forced to vibrate in place like a solid.
  • 13. The End BONUS: Find a pair or trio and answer this question: Have we ever seen part of the Mantle? Explain. © Copyright 2013.Rajeev Kumar RAJ. All rights reserved.