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Name: _______________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: ____________
TOC: _____
Earth’s Layers Reading/Vocab
Directions: Read the information about Earth’s Layers on Page 177 (diagram of the earth and complete the following.
Layer
Crust
Describe the layer using at least 2 facts
Clue/Hint/Picture
Mantle
Outer
Core
Inner
Core
1. Which is thicker (circle only 1): continental crust
/
oceanic crust
2. Did you know? Compare the crust on the earth with the skin on an apple.
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3. Explain how the inner core can remain solid at such high temperatures.
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4. The outer core is made mostly of melted ________________________________________ and
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5. The _______________________ layer contains magma.
Name: _______________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: ____________
6. Circle the layers that are solid:
crust / mantle / outer core / inner core
7. Circle the layers that are molten (liquid):
crust / mantle / outer core / inner core
TOC: _____
8. Draw a model of the earth below and label the layers
Bill Nye: Earth’s Crust
1. What is under the earth’s crust? ___________________________________________
2. What is the core made of? ___________________________________________
3. What is the temperature of the core? ___________________________________________
4. What is the temperature of the mantle? ___________________________________________
5. The 3 layers of the earth are:
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6. Tectonic is the Latin word for? ___________________________________________
7. The plates are on top of the? ___________________________________________
8. Pangea means? ___________________________________________
9. How do we know the earth’s core is solid? _________________________________________________
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