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Describe the layers of the interior of the earth and their chemical composition
Asked by aamanijain2005 | 18 Apr, 2019, 03:36: PM
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Crust
- The crust is the uppermost layer found on the surface of the Earth.
- It is the thinnest of all the layers and is about 35 km on the continental masses and only about 5 km on the ocean floor.
- Two main mineral constituents of the continental mass are silica and alumina. Therefore, continental crust is also called sial.
- The oceanic crust consists mainly of silica and alumina. Therefore, it is known as sima.
Mantle
- This layer of the Earth lies underneath the crust.
- It extends up to a depth of 2,900 km below the Earth’s crust.
Core
- It is innermost layer of the Earth with a radius of about 3500 km.
- It is called nife as it is made up of nickel and iron (ni-nickle; fe-ferrous or iron).
- There is very high temperature and pressure inside the Earth’s core.
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