: Extending from the crust to about 410 km deep, it includes the lithosphere (the rigid top layer) and the asthenosphere , a semi-fluid zone that allows tectonic plates to slide.
Earth's mantle is the massive layer of silicate rock located between the planet's thin outer crust and its dense, super-heated core. Accounting for about , it is the engine room of our planet, driving the geological processes that shape the surface we live on. Composition and Structure
: Heat from the core creates convection currents in the mantle. These currents act like a conveyor belt, moving tectonic plates, creating mountains, and causing earthquakes.
: Located between 410 km and 660 km, where extreme pressure causes minerals to change their crystalline structure, becoming much denser.
