Layers of the Earth Skin of the peach is the crust Meat of the peach is the mantle Pit of the peach is the core

Layers of the EARTH INNER CORE 800 miles thick and up to 13,000 F CRUST 5 to 25 miles thick and up to 1,600 F OUTER CORE 1,400 miles thick and up to 11,000 F MANTLE 1,800 miles thick and up to 8,000 F

TYPES OF ROCKS Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic

IGNEOUS ROCKS Formed from molten material including volcanic lava, ash, or bombs as well as magma below Earth’s surface

TYPES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS BASALT GRANITE

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS Made of layers that have been pressed or cemented together Pebbles, sand, silt, or clay are sediments Shells and bones can also be sediments

TYPES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS LIMESTONE SHALE COAL

METAMORPHIC ROCKS Rocks that are changed by intense heat and pressure while inside Earth’s surface Igneous, sedimentary, and even metamorphic rocks can be changed into different metamorphic rocks

TYPES OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS SLATE MARBLE

ROCK CYCLE The rock cycle is a never-ending process of rocks forming, weathering, and changing into other rocks

ROCK CYCLE