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Earth's Structure

ICSE · Class 9 · Geography

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A cross-section diagram showing the Earth's main layers: Crust, Mantle (Upper and Lower), and Core (Outer and Inner), with their approximate depths and key compositions.
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1. Earth’s Interior: Main Layers

  • Earth is composed of three parts: crust, mantle, and core.
  • The crust is the outermost layer and is also called the lithosphere.
  • The mantle lies between the crust and the core.
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2. Crust: Lithosphere, Sial, and Sima

  • The word lithosphere comes from the Greek word Lithos meaning rock.
  • The crust is about 6 to 48 km thick in one description and 5 to 60 km in another description.
  • The crust has two layers: Sial and Sima.
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3. Temperature, Pressure, and Density Inside Earth

  • Temperature increases as depth increases.
  • The rate of temperature increase is 1°C for every 32 metres of descent.
  • At a depth of 48 km, the temperature is between 1200°C and 2000°C.
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4. Mantle: Position, Extent, and Parts

  • The mantle is the second layer of the Earth.
  • It lies between the crust and the core.
  • Its upper boundary is the Mohorovicic Discontinuity and its lower boundary is the Gutenberg Discontinuity.

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The crust is the outermost layerSial is the upperSima is the lowerThe Moho is the contact zoneThe mantle is the second layer

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