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  • Earth's Layers: Composition & Structure Explained
    It depends on how you want to divide the Earth! Here are a few common ways:

    1. By Composition:

    * Crust: The outermost, thin, rocky layer. It's what we walk on!

    * Mantle: A thick layer of mostly solid rock, but it behaves like a very viscous fluid over long periods.

    * Core: The Earth's center, composed of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core, primarily made of iron and nickel.

    2. By Structure:

    * Lithosphere: This includes the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle. It's broken into tectonic plates.

    * Asthenosphere: A soft, partially molten layer in the upper mantle that allows tectonic plates to move.

    * Mesosphere: The lower mantle, a rigid layer.

    3. By Geography:

    * Land: This includes continents and islands.

    * Water: This includes oceans, lakes, rivers, and groundwater.

    * Atmosphere: The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.

    Let me know if you had a specific division in mind, and I'll be happy to give you more details!

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