Download Earth`s Layers Sort

Full Name___________________________________Class Period_________Date___________
Layers of the Earth
Cut out each characteristic on the attached page, and place it under the proper
heading below.
Earth’s main layers include the crust, mantle, and core. These layers are then subdivided
according to chemical and physical characteristics.
Crust
Mantle
Core
the outermost layer of
Earth
middle layer of Earth
made mostly of nickel
and iron
the least dense layer
of Earth
slowly moves
the densest layer of
Earth
thinnest layer of Earth
subdivided into four
parts
thickest layer of Earth
contains the ocean
floor and continents
made of solid and
plastic rocks
has an inner portion
and outer portion
rocks are made mostly
of oxygen (O) and
silicon (Si)
density =
3.9-5.0g/cm3
can reach
temperatures of
6000˚C (10,832˚F)
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Modeling Earth
B. Think of any other object that is already in layers,
like an egg, or one that you could put together. As you
think, remember that the innermost layer is surrounded
by the middle and then the outer layer.
A. Using the hard-boiled egg as an example,
label which part of the egg would be the:
-crust
-mantle
-core
4. Sketch and label the object with its name in the
section below.
5. Label the sketch with what would be the crust,
mantle and core of the object if it were used to represent
the earth’s major layers.
1. _____Mantle________
2. _______Core_______
3. _______Crust______
C. Fill in the white boxes with the names of correct layers, spelling them correctly.
Earth’s
Three
Main
Layers
Determined by their chemical properties:
Mantle
Core
Crust
Determined by their physical properties:
Inner
Outer
Lower
mantle
Center
Upper
Mantle
to
Asthenosphere
surface
Uppermost
Mantle
Lithosphere
Cut out each characteristic below and glue it under the proper
heading on the attached paper.