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Constitution of the Earth's Interior — Revision Notes
Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Geography
Constitution of the Earth's Interior revision notes for Gujarat Board Class 11 Geography: 3 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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Sources of Information about Earth's Interior
- Earth's center is 6370 km deep from surface - impossible to reach directly
- No X-ray like instruments exist to see Earth's interior
- Knowledge based on both direct and indirect sources
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Structure of Earth's Interior - Lithosphere
- Outermost solid layer of Earth, also called crust
- Average thickness: 33 km
- Continental crust: 30 km thick, Oceanic crust: 5 km thick
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Mantle and Core Structure
- Mantle: Below lithosphere, 2900 km thick
- Upper mantle called Asthenosphere (700 km thick)
- Asthenosphere has basaltic rocks, density ~3.5 g/cm³, magma state
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Full NotesKey Concepts
Since Earth's center is 6Earth's interior is divided into threeThe lithosphere consists of two subEarthquakes generate three types of seismicThe Earth's core is primarily composed
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Key topics in Constitution of the Earth's Interior include Sources of Information about Earth's Interior, Structure of Earth's Interior - Lithosphere, Mantle and Core Structure. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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