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LAYERS OF THE EARTH
INTRODUCTION
Created by C. Sapp, ,CCISD.net
Inner
Core
Iron
Solid
Outer
Core
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Iron
Solid
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Iron
Solid
Convection
currents
the rising and
falling of
magma that
drive plate
tectonic
movement.
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Inner
Core
Iron
Solid
Convection
currents
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Middle Mantle
Iron
magnesium
calcium
Solid
Iron
Solid
Upper Mantle
Convection
currents
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Middle Mantle
Iron
magnesium
calcium
Solid
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Iron
Solid
Upper Mantle
Convection
currents
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Middle Mantle
Iron
magnesium
calcium
Solid
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Iron
Solid
Upper Mantle
Convection
currents
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Middle Mantle
Iron
magnesium
calcium
Solid
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Iron
solid
Denser (sinks)
than continental
crust
Oceanic Crust
Upper Mantle
Convection
currents
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Middle Mantle
Iron
magnesium
calcium
Solid
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Iron
solid
Denser than
continental crust
Thicker than
oceanic crust
Oceanic Crust
Upper Mantle
Convection
currents
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Middle Mantle
Iron
magnesium
calcium
Solid
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Inner
Core
Iron
solid
Denser (sinks)
than continental
crust
Crust
Rocks / minerals
solid
Thicker than
oceanic crust
Oceanic Crust
Upper Mantle
Convection
currents
the rising and
falling of
magma that
drive plate
tectonic
movement.
Iron / Nickel
Liquid
Lower Mantle
Outer
Core
Inner
Core
Middle Mantle
Iron
magnesium
calcium
Solid
Iron
solid
The image is hyperlinked to
the Prentice Hall diagram.
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