The crust
True or False: The crust is Earth's outer layer.
True
The mantle is warmer or cooler than the crust?
What did our virtual lab focus on?
Earth's layers
True or False: Earth's plates move.
True
What did Ms. Hallett go to college?
Cal Poly
True or False: The crust is the thickest of Earth's layers.
False
True or False: We (humans) have been able to drill through the crust and into the mantle.
What did each of our puzzle pieces of the Earth represent?
Earth's plates
What causes an earthquake?
Plate movement
What type of animal does Ms. Hallett have?
A cat
What material is the crust made up of?
Hard, solid rock
What is the Mantle made up of?
Soft, solid rock
What did the wooden block represent?
The crust (hard, solid rock)
What is a convergent boundary?
Plates that are moving toward the same place.
Two
What do the lines between the Earth's plates represent?
Plate boundaries
What layer in the Earth is the Mantle under?
The crust
What did the silly putty represent?
The mantle (soft, solid rock)
What is a divergent boundary?
Plates moving apart in different directions.
What is the name of Ms. Hallett's main sports event in college?
Hammer throw
What is the crust broken up into?
Plates
Which layer in the Earth is the Mantle?
Second
In our Earth's layers worksheet, what was the name of each layer of Earth?
The crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core.
What happens in the gap that occurs at a divergent boundary?
Rock rises from the mantle and hardens, adding new solid rock to the edges of both plates.
What is the name of Ms. Hallett's college major?
Kinesiology