Fatima Ateeq Qureshi 1

INTERIOR OF THE EARTH

The earth comprises

three layers1. The Crust

2. The Mantle3. The Core

THE CRUSTIt is the lightest and upper

most layer of the earth.It comprises all the

features of the earth which can be seen, such as moutains, plains, plateau and other land scape.

This layer is directly in-touch with atmosphare.

The MantleThis layer is located below the

Crust.It is made up to semi-molten

material.The most commen minerals

are silicon, magnesim,nickle and iron,

Because of this layer the Crust is moving in the form of plate techtonics.

THE COREIt is the inner most layer of

the earth.It is most compact and

haviest. It has highest temperature

upto 6000 degree celsius.