Download Creating a Pie Slice Model of the Earth`s Crust

Name: ________________________________
Creating a Pie Slice Model of the Earth’s Crust
Questions – Use the information found on your model to answer the following questions. Remember “no
naked numbers”!
Layers:
1. What are the four major layers of the Earth?
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________
Inner core:
2. What is the radius of the inner core? __________________________
3. What is the inner core made of? ______________________________
4. Is the inner core a solid or a liquid? ___________________________
Outer core:
5. What is the thickness of the outer core? _______________________
6. What is the outer core made of? ____________________________
7. Is the outer core a solid or a liquid? __________________________
8. What is the rotation of the outer core believed to create? Why is this important?
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Mantle:
9. What is the thickness of the mantle? _____________________________
10. What is the mantle made of? __________________________________
11. Is the mantle a solid or a liquid? _______________________________
Crust:
12. What is the thickness of the crust? __________________________
13. What is the crust made of? _______________________________
14. Is the crust a liquid or a solid? _______________________________
Sequencing:
15. Place the 4 layers of the Earth in the correct order from inside to outside.
16. Place the 4 layers of the Earth in the correct order from hottest to coolest.
17. Place the 4 layers of the Earth in the correct order from most dense to least dense.
18. Place the 4 layers of the Earth in the correct order from highest pressure to lowest pressure.