Mirus Toys Layers of the Earth Wooden Puzzle

What is inside this beautiful mother earth? The inside is dynamic, ever-changing, and mysterious.

Advances in seismology have allowed people to learn a great deal about the earth and the many layers that make it up.

Usual puzzles only highlight the standard layers - crust, mantle, and core. Simple enough? In reality, it is not that simple. The crust is not uniform all across. Oceanic crust is different than continental crust. The mantle is not a solid layer, it is anything but that. It is dynamic and moving every second. New mountains are being formed by 2 plates colliding. Earthquakes and volcanos are shaping new landforms.

Every day, every minute, every second, the fragile earth is being shaped by the slow dance of the crust.

This puzzle honors the beautiful earth by featuring all the things that make up the current landforms and the future ones.

The set has:
Base made of maple that measures 11 x 11 inches
5 inserts
Top earth layer showing the plates. Touch and feel! The continent areas are raised a little from the adjacent oceans
Crust showcasing the thicker continental crust, thinner oceanic crust, plates, and underwater volcano
The inner and outer mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Wooden labels
PDF research cards - Oceanic crust, continental crust, magma, volcanic island, crustal plates, divergent and convergent boundaries, transform fault boundaries, plate boundary zones, inner mantle, outer mantle, inner core, outer core, lithosphere, and asthenosphere

This puzzle is handmade using materials like maple, food-safe linseed oil finish, and CMYK ink.