THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH

THE CRUST

• The first layer of the earth is the crust.
• The crust is made out of loose dirt, rocks and seabeds.
• We plant things like fruit and veggies.
• The crust is about 5 mile deep from the ocean.

MANTLE

• The second layer of the earth.
• The mantle is about 1,800 miles deep.
• The mantles is made out of hard rock and molted rock.
• The mantle makes about 85% of the total weight of the earths mass.

THE OUTER CORE

• The outer core is the third layer of the earth.
• It's about 3,000 miles deep.
• The outer core is made out of super-heated liquid molten lava
• The outer core creates the earths magnetic field.

THE INNER CORE

• The last layer of the earth is the inner core.
• The inner core is about 900 miles deep.
• Its a big ball of iron and nickel.
• The core is really hot but it doesn't melt because of the pressure.

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