Layers of The Earth
by : Donavon Pope
Crust
The crust is the thinnest layer of the Earth. It has a lot of minerals in it. It is where we live. It contains the full lithosphere and part of the asthenosphere. It also has the lithospheric plates floating on it.
Mantle
The mantle is the thickest layer of Earth. It is made of molten rock or magma. It contains the lithosphere and the asthenosphere. It is where the magma out of volcanoes come from.
Outer Core
The outer core is one of the most hottest layers of the Earth. It is made of liquid metal. It is the layer below the mantle and it has some of the hottest stuff in it.
Inner Core
The inner core is the hottest layer on the earth. It is made of solid metal and spins in the Earth inside the outer core. It is 9032 Fahrenheit and is 500 Celsius.