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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. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Explain how the inner core can remain solid at such high temperatures. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The outer core is made mostly of melted ________________________________________ and ___________________________________. 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: ___________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ 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? _________________________________________________