What am I made of?
Earth’s inner core is a _____________ a.
a. dense ball of solid metal.
b.a layer of molten metal.
c.a layer of hot rock.
d.a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
What is a dense ball of solid metal?
What layers make up the core?
Inner and Outer
What layer of earth is the least dense?
The mantle
What is a trace fossil?
The footprint or imprint that has been fossilized
The crust is composed of _____________.
Rocks and Soil.
Which layer is the hottest?
What is the inner core?
Why is the inner core solid?
What is extreme pressure in the outer core?
This thick, middle layer of the Earth is made of hot, semi-solid rock and causes tectonic plates to move.
The mantle
What does renewable mean? Name a renewable resource.
Use over again. Water, Air, Trees Etc.
Earth’s mantle is composed mainly of
a.molten metal.
b.a layer of molten rock.
c.of solid metal.
d.granite and basalt
What is a layer of molten rock?
What happens to rock in the Mantle due to the heat of the outer core?
They heat up/ Convection
What would you most likely find in the Geosphere?
Rocks and Minerals
Name the four main layers of the Earth in order, starting from the surface.
crust, mantle, outercore, innercore
Explain Density.
Density can be described as how solid an object is or the number of molecules present per volume.
Scientists think that the outer core is liquid due to the ___________________.
high temperature
Using data from seismic waves, geologists have learned that Earth’s interior is made up of several ____________
What is layers
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of these.
Fossil Fuels