Mantle
what is the mantle
the second layer of the earth that is thick
what is the crust
a hard outer layer that is covering our outer shell
what is the outer core
located between the Inner core and the lower mantle and is the fluid layer of the Earth's interior
what is the Inner core
a solid super hot ball, located in the center of our planet
what is the mantle made out of
iron and silicate rock and magma
how thick is the crust
5 to 70 kilometers, 3 to 44 miles
what is the outer core made of
liquid iron, nickel and sulfur
what is the inner core made out of
iron, nickel
what is the heat source from the core and mantle
heat from radioactive decay from the earth
what are two types of crust
continental crust
oceanic crust
how hot is the outer core
5,000 to 6,000 degrees Celsius
how thick is the inner core
the inner core is 2,450 kilometers
what causes convection currents in the mantle
the cores heat and gravity from the core
how thick is the continental crust
30-50 kilometers
how thick is the outer core
2,260 kilomiters, 1,400 miles
how hot is the inner core
6,000 degrees Celsius
how thick is the mantle
2,900 kilometers roughly 1,000 miles
what elements make up the crust
mainly silicon and oxygen, and aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium. etc....
Do the seismic waves travel through the outer core
no! Because only seismic waves can only travel through solids and the outer core is a liquid
does the inner core rotate differently from the rest of the planet
Yes! because the liquid outer core separates the inner core from the rest of Earth