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Bill Nye – Earth’s Crust
1-The Earth’s ____________ is a thin layer of _____________ that covers the earth.
2- How do we know what’s under the crust is different from what’s on top? _________________________________
3- Label this model of Earth:
4- Complete this table
Layer
Phase / Characteristic
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
5- True or False We know about the mantle layer of Earth because we’ve drilled through the thin layer of crust.
6- If Earth were like an egg, which layer would represent the mantle? __________________
7- Will Mt. St. Helen’s erupt again? __________
8- What technology (equipment) has helped scientists determine that the core of the earth is a solid? _______________
9- Where tectonic plates move apart, we get ______________________.
10- The __________________ is the most dense layer of Earth and the ___________________ is the least dense.
Bill Nye – Earth’s Crust
1-The Earth’s ____________ is a thin layer of _____________ that covers the earth.
2- How do we know what’s under the crust is different from what’s on top? _________________________________
3- Label this model of Earth:
4- Complete this table
Layer
Phase / Characteristic
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
5- True or False We know about the mantle layer of Earth because we’ve drilled through the thin layer of crust.
6- If Earth were like an egg, which layer would represent the mantle? __________________
7- Will Mt. St. Helen’s erupt again? __________
8- What technology (equipment) has helped scientists determine that the core of the earth is a solid? _______________
9- Where tectonic plates move apart, we get ______________________.
10- The __________________ is the most dense layer of Earth and the ___________________ is the least dense.