Question

A student named the various layers of earth as shown in the figure wrongly. What is the correct sequence starting from the uppermost layer.

• A. 1. crust 2. outer core
  3. mantle 4. inner core
• B. 1. outer core 2. crust
  3. mantle 4. inner core
• C. 1. crust 2. mantle
  3. outer core 4. inner core
• D. 1. outer core 2. mantle
  3. crust 4. inner core

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1. crust 2. mantle

3. outer core 4. inner core

The Earth is made up of 4 layers. They are:

1. The outermost layers of the planet is called the 'crust'.

2. The layer following the crust is a dense layer called the 'mantle'.

3. The third layer is called outer core.

4. The fourth layer is called inner core.