CRUST- OUTER/THINNEST LAYER OF THE EARTH. 1% OF EARTHS MASS
LITHOSPHERE- CRUST AND UPPER PART OF MANTLETECTONIC PLATES- CONTINOUSLY MOVING
CONTINENTAL CRUST- THICK BUT LIGHT ROCK HOLDING THE CONTINENTS
OCEANIC CRUST- THIN, HEAVY DARK ROCK UNDER THE OCEAN CALLED BASALT
TEMPERATURE- TRAVELING DOWN EARTHS LAYERS, PRESSURE BECOMES GREATER AND THE TEMPERATURE BECOMES HOTTER
LITHOSPHERE- UPPER PART OF MANTLE MADE UP OF A ROCK CALLED PERIDOTITE (MORE IRON AND MAGNESIUM)
MESOSPHERE "LOWER MANTLE"- MUCH THICKER THAN UPPER MANTLE. MADE OF MAGMA ROCK THAT IS SO HOT IT TURNS TO LIQUID. IT IS ALSO STIFF BECAUSE IT'S UNDER GREAT PRESSURE
MANTLE- LARGEST LAYER OF EARTH DIRECTLY BELOW CRUST. 1800 MILES DEEP AND MADE UP OF SILICON, OXYGEN AND MAGNESIUM
ASTHENOSPHERE- SOFT PLASTIC LIKE ROCK. HEAT MAKES THE ASTHENOSPHERE FLOW LIKE TAR (LAVA THAT COMES OUT OF A VOLCANO)
OUTER CORE- MELTED METALS, NICKEL AND IRON THAT MOVE AS LIQUIDTEMPERATURE- 9000 FERENHEIT, 10 TIMES HOTTER THAN MERCURY AND VENUS. OUTER CORE IS 1400 MILES THICK
INNER CORE- MADE UP OF NICKEL AND IRON. IT IS THE HOTTEST PART OF THE EARTHS INTERIOR. AS HOT AS THE SUN! INNER CORE IS ABOUT 80 MILES