Layers of the Earth
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Crust | The outer layer of the Earth, about 5 km thick under the oceans and up to 70 km thick under the continents.
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| Inner Core | The solid inner-most and hottest part of the earth. Approximately 1,000 km think.
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| Mantle | The largest layer of the Earth composed of very hot, dense, flowing rock found below the crust and above the core. The mantle is approximately 3,000 km thick.
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| Lithosphere | Rigid layer of Earth about 100 km thick, made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle.
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| Asthenosphere | Plastic-like layer of Earth on which the lithospheric plates float and move around. It is approximately 500 km thick.
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| Outer Core | The outer or upper zone of the earth's core including the transition zone. It is approximately 2,000 km thick.
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