Earth's Layers

The outer most layer of the Earth

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Core

Middle Layer of the Earth

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

Top portion of the mantle,currents in it cause plates to move

• Basalt

• Core

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

Inner layer of the Earth, Made of iron and nickle

• Increases

• Granite

• Magnesium

• Core

What is Oceanic Crust made of

• Crust

• Mantle

• Basalt

• Core

Is oceanic crust more or less dense than continental crust

• Less

• More

• equal

Is continental crust thicker or thinner than oceanic crust

• Thinner

• Thicker

As you go deeper into the mantle does density increase or decrease

• increase

• decrease

Continental crust is composed of this

• basalt

• granite

• nickel

• divergent

Crust is rock made mostly of oxygen and this element

• granite

• basalt

• silicon

• secondary