what is the, temperature ,density and depth of the following:1 Crust2 Mantle3 Co...

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what is the, temperature ,density and depth of the following:
1 Crust
2 Mantle
3 Core
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Structure of the earth’s interior

Structure of earth’s interior is fundamentally divided into three layers – crust, mantle and core.

Crust

It is the outermost solid part of the earth, normally about 8-40 kms thick.It is brittle in nature.Nearly 1% of the earth’s volume and 0.5% of earth’s mass are made of the crust.The thickness of the crust under the oceanic and continental areas are different. Oceanic crust is thinner (about 5kms) as compared to the continental crust (about 30kms).Major constituent elements of crust are Silica (Si) and Aluminium (Al) and thus, it is often termed as SIAL(Sometimes SIAL is used to refer Lithosphere, which is the region comprising the crust and uppermost solid mantle, also).The mean density of the materials in the crust is 3g/cm3.The discontinuity between the hydrosphere and crust is termed as the Conrad Discontinuity.

Mantle

The portion of the interior beyond the crust is called as the mantle.The discontinuity between the crust and mantle is called as the Mohorovich Discontinuity or Moho discontinuity.The mantle is about 2900kms in thickness.Nearly 84% of the earth’s volume and 67% of the earth’s mass is occupied by the mantle.The major constituent elements of the mantle are Silicon and Magnesium and hence it is also termed as SIMA.The density of the layer is higher than the crust and varies from 3.3 – 5.4g/cm3.The uppermost solid part of the mantle and the entire crust constitute the Lithosphere.The asthenosphere (in between 80-200km) is a highly viscous, mechanically weak and ductile, deforming region of the upper mantle which lies just below the lithosphere.The asthenosphere is the main source of magma and it is the layer over which the lithospheric plates/ continental plates move (plate tectonics).

The discontinuity between the upper mantle and the lower mantle is known as Repetti Discontinuity.The portion of the mantle which is just below the lithosphere and asthenosphere, but above the core is called as Mesosphere.

Core

It is the innermost layer surrounding the earth’s centre.The core is separated from the mantle by Guttenberg’s Discontinuity.It is composed mainly of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) and hence it is also called as NIFE.The core constitutes nearly 15% of earth’s volume and 32.5% of earth’s mass.The core is the densest layer of the earth with its density ranges between 9.5-14.5g/cm3.The Core consists of two sub-layers: the inner core and the outer core.The inner core is in solid state and the outer core is in the liquid state (or semi-liquid).The discontinuity between the upper core and the lower core is called as Lehmann Discontinuity.Barysphere is sometimes used to refer the core of the earth or sometimes the

Temperature and Density of the Earth’s Interior

Temperature

A rise in temperature with increase in depth is observed in mines and deep wells.These evidence along with molten lava erupted from the earth’s interior supports that the temperature increases towards the centre of the earth.The different observations show that the rate of increase of temperature is not uniform from the surface towards the earth’s centre. It is faster at some places and slower at other places.In the beginning, this rate of increase of temperature is at an average rate of 10C for every 32m increase in depth.While in the upper 100kms, the increase in temperature is at the rate of 120C per km and in the next 300kms, it is 200C per km. But going further deep, this rate reduces to mere 100C per km.Thus, it is assumed that the rate of increase of temperature beneath the surface is decreasingtowards the centre (do not confuse rate of increase of temperature with increase of temperature. Temperature is always increasing from the earth’s surface towards the centre).The temperature at the centre is estimated to lie somewhere between 30000C and 50000C, may be that much higher due to the chemical reactions under high-pressure conditions.Even in such a high temperature also, the materials at the centre of the earth are in solid state because of the heavy pressure of the overlying materials.
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Density

Due to increase in pressure and presence of heavier materials like Nickel and Iron towards the centre, the density of earth’s layers also gets on increasing towards the centre.The average density of the layers gets on increasing from crust to core and it is nearly 14.5g/cm3 at the very centre