This document discusses the layers of the Earth and the internal and external processes that affect it. It describes the four major layers - the core, mantle, crust, and lithosphere. The core is divided into a solid inner core and liquid outer core. The mantle is divided into upper and lower sections with an asthenosphere in between. The crust consists of thicker continental crust and thinner oceanic crust. Both internal processes like tectonics and volcanism in the mantle and core, and external processes like weathering and erosion powered by the sun impact the Earth's surface and shape its features over time.