Write four points about crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.
Crust
- The upper layer of the Earth is termed as crust
- It is a thin layer
- It consists of continental land mass and oceanic beds
- Sial and Sima are found in these components respectively
Mantle
- Beneath the crust, mantle, the next layer is found
- It consists of rocks and it lies between crust and outer core
- It extends upto a depth of 2900 kms below the crust
- It is a thick layer due to the composition of rocks
Outer core
- It is a liquid layer
- It is composed of iron and nickel
- It lies above the inner core and below the mantle layer
- The temperature is very high in this layer
Inner core
- It is the inner most layer of the earth
- It has a radius of about 3500 km
- The temperature prevalent in this layer is similar to that of temperature of Sun
- The main components found in this layer are iron and nickel