Layers of Earth T/F

The Earth is a giant, solid ball of rock and soil.

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Every time you walk outdoors, you are in contact with Earth's outermost layer.

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The Earth consists of 4 main layers.

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The layers, in order from the inside of our planet to the outside are: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

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The thinnest layer is the inner core.

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Continental crust varies in depth. It can be as thick as about 25 miles.

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The Earth's core is made primarily of titanium.

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The mantle "flows" because of large differences in temperature from the bottom to the top, which create convection currents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than continental crust.

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The asthenosphere is divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates.

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