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List all four layers of the Earth. Which layer of the Earth do we live on?
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There are four layers of the Earth These four layers are: - the crust - the mantle - the outer core - the inner core
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Crust- the thin outermost layer of the Earth that we live on top of. Mantle- the largest layer of the Earth that is made up of rock and magma. The mantle is constantly circulating. Outer Core- Made up of liquid Iron, and very dense. Inner Core- Solid Iron, the densest part of the Earth. 1,000 hotter than the sun. Lithosphere- includes the Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle, made up of solid rock. Includes the Earth’s plates. Asthenosphere- includes the rest of the Mantle that is made up of magma which is solid and liquid rock. Where the mantle’s circulation takes place.
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The crust is the thin, outermost layer of the Earth It is similar to the peel of an apple in the sense that it is thin and covers the outside of the Earth
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- Hard, solid rock and liquid magma circulate around in the mantle. -This circulation moves tectonic plates and triggers Earthquakes and Volcanoes! -The mantle is the largest layer of the Earth
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-Made up of liquid metal and liquid Iron -Extremely hot but not as hot as the inner core.
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-1,000 times hotter than the sun. --Extremely dense and solid. --You have now made it to the center of the Earth!
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The cold, rigid, brittle lithosphere is made of crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. Plates are made of lithosphere. The warm, plastic asthenosphere underlies the lithosphere.
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DepthLayerSphereComposition 0-30 kmCrust LithosphereSolid Rock 30-100 kmMantle LithosphereSolid Rock 100-250 km Mantle AsthenosphereMolten Rock (Magma) 250-2900 km Mantle Solid Rock 2900-5150 km Outer Core Molten (liquid) Iron/Metal 5150-6371 km Inner Core Solid metal (Iron)
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1. Unwrap the cold taffy and try to bend it. What happens? 2. Unwrap the warm taffy and try to bend it. What happens? 3. Look at the picture of Earth's layers on p. 2. 4. Which better represents Earth's lithosphere, the cold or the warm taffy? _____________ Explain. 5. Which better represents the asthenosphere? ____________ Explain.
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Q: What is the difference between Earth’s outer and inner cores? Q: Where have you seen evidence of the movement of Earth’s plates?
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Earth’s Changing Surface: Unit Project Assignment
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A lot of the crust is hard to see because it is covered by soil, rock and water
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Anywhere you can see rock, you are seeing the crust of the Earth!!! There are three types of rocks you need to know: - igneous rock - sedimentary rock - metamorphic rock CRUST!!!!
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“Igneous” means “born of fire” Igneous rocks form when magma (lava) from volcanoes cools down Granite is a type of igneous rock
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Sedimentary rock forms when sediment (basically, bits of different elements) is compacted into rock Chalk and limestone are types of sedimentary rocks
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Metamorphic rocks form when other types of rock are squeezed together so much by the pressure within the Earth that they become new rocks Marble is a type of metamorphic rock
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Crust can be different depending on where you are. For example, crust is thicker beneath continents than it is beneath oceans or rivers Mountains are parts of the crust that stick out (made of rock), and beneath and near mountains, the crust is thickest
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