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​Earth Layers

The Earth is approximately 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers) from surface to center.  
​Earth has layers that have specific conditions and composition.

Relative Sizes of Earth's Layers

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Fundamental Layers of the Earth

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Click Here - Earth Layers Interactive
Earth Layer Facts - USGS
Click Here - to take a journey to the center of the Earth!
Earth Layer Facts - National Geographic
Click Here - Earth Layers - WebQuest
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  • Home
  • Question of the Day
  • Vocabulary Practice
  • Earth Systems and Resources
    • Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
    • Rock Cycle
    • Earth Layers >
      • Evidence for Earth's Layers
    • Plate Tectonics >
      • Continental Drift
      • Divergent Plate Boundaries
      • Convergent Plate Boundaries
      • Transform Plate Boundaries
      • Hot Spots
    • Evidence for Plate Tectonics
    • Patterns of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
    • Forces inside Earth
    • Catastrophic Events >
      • South Carolina Earthquakes
    • Earth Resources
  • Earth's History and Diversity of Life
    • Geologic Time >
      • Geologic Time Scale
      • Precambrian
      • Paleozoic Era
      • Mesozoic Era
      • Cenozoic Era
    • Law of Superposition & Index Fossils
    • Catastrophic Events
    • Fossil Evidence
    • Fossil Formation
    • Adaptations & Natural Selection
    • Extinction Factors >
      • Endangered Species
  • Earth's Place in the Universe
    • Milky Way Galaxy
    • Expanding Universe
    • Our Sun
    • The Solar System >
      • Mercury
      • Venus
      • Earth
      • Mars
      • Jupiter
      • Saturn
      • Uranus
      • Neptune
    • Celestial Objects
    • Gravity
    • Seasons
    • Sun-Earth-Moon Motion
    • Phases of the Moon
    • Eclipses
    • Tides
    • Space Technology
  • Forces and Motion
    • Force vs. Mass
    • Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
    • Inertia
    • Action = Reaction
    • Friction & Gravity
    • Graphing Motion
    • Average Speed
    • Newton's Laws of Motion
  • Waves
    • Matter & Energy
    • Properties of Waves
    • Behavior of Waves
    • Interacting Waves
    • How We See in Color
    • Electromagnetic Technology
  • Rocket Science!
  • Need Help?