\u25c7 The interior of the earth is made up of several concentric layers of which the crust, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core are significant because of their unique physical and chemical properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 The crust is a silicate solid, the mantle is a viscous molten rock, the outer core is a viscous liquid, and the inner core is a dense solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 Mechanically, the earth\u2019s layers can be divided into lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesospheric mantle (part of the Earth’s mantle below the lithosphere and the asthenosphere), outer core, and inner core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 Chemically, Earth can be divided into the crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, and inner core.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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