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The Earth’s Layers
SOL 5.7c
Crust
• Thin (3 miles to 25 miles thick)
• Made of Soil and Rocks such as Granite
• Covered by oceans, lakes, rivers, soil, and
plants.
Mantle
• 1,800 Miles thick
(thickest layer)
• So Hot Rocks are
moving – like the
conveyor belt at the
grocery store!
Outer Core
• 1,400 Miles Thick
• Extremely Hot
• So HOT it is like the
consistency of
pudding!
Inner Core
• 800 Miles Thick
• Ball of solid iron and nickel
• Under Extremely high pressure!