Layers of the Earth

Crust

the thin, rocky, outer layer of the Earth that forms the Earths outer skin.

Mantle

The layer of hot, solid, material between the Earth's core and crust and takes up most of the earth's volume

Core

the iron and nickel center of the Earth

lithosphere

the rigid uppermost part of the mantle that makes us the plates that move along the surface.

Asthenosphere

A layer of the upper mantle that flows due to heat currents moving through solid rock.

Outer Core

the liquid layer made up of hot liquid iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core

Inner Core

a dense ball of solid metal that is the hottest and densest layer of the Earth