Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Earth`s Interior
Document related concepts
Post-glacial rebound wikipedia , lookup
Large igneous province wikipedia , lookup
Schiehallion experiment wikipedia , lookup
History of geomagnetism wikipedia , lookup
Spherical Earth wikipedia , lookup
History of Earth wikipedia , lookup
History of geology wikipedia , lookup
Age of the Earth wikipedia , lookup
Plate tectonics wikipedia , lookup
Future of Earth wikipedia , lookup
Transcript
Aim: What are the zones of earth’s interior? I. Earth’s Interior A. Three Major Zones 1. Crust a. Outermost and thinnest layer b. Makes up only 1% of earth’s mass 2. Mantle a. Middle layer b. Lithosphere – uppermost layer of mantle c. Asthenosphere – right below the lithosphere. Due to high heat it has the ability to flow (plastic). 3. Core a. Makes up center of Earth b. Outer core is liquid c. Very dense, mostly made of iron
