The table shows the thickness, top density, and bottom density of the different layers of the Earth.
Which statement is supported by the information in the
table?
Thickness
(km)
Density
(g/cm)
Top Bottom
Types of Rock
Found
As depth increases, the density of the layers increases.
As depth increases, the density of the layers decreases.
As depth increases, the thickness of the layers
increases.
As depth increases, the thickness of the layers
decreases.
Crust
30
2.2
2.9
Silicic rocks
720
3.4
4.4
Upper
mantle
Peridotite
2,171
4.4
Lower
mantle
5.6
Magnesium and
silicon oxides
Outer
2,259
9.9
12.2
Iron+oxygen
core
1,221
12.8
13.1
Inner
core
Iron+oxygen
Se