Layers of the Earth
What is the thinnest layer of the earth
Crust
Metamorphic Rock
C: Living Matter:________________: atmosphere
N
What is magma
Hot molten rock inside the earth
Metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
Which layer is the thickest
Mantle
Susan is making a peanut butter bar with crackled crumbs and she adds a layer of peanut butter to hold it together in a layer. This is an example of a rock forming. Which rock would this be?
Sedimentary Rock
Where are the elements on the found?
on the periodic table
What is lava?
hot molten rock outside the earth?
Explain why the rock cycle is a CYCLE
Because it never ends, rocks are not created or destroyed, they only change forms.
Why would we use an apple for comparison for the Layers of the earth.
The crust is a good comparison to the skin of an apple.
A lady is making lemon drop candy, she mixes lemon, and sugar and heats it up in a pan and then leaves it to dry rapidly. What is a good comparison of the rock cycle?
Igneous
Which two elements make up the mass of the human body?
Oxygen and Carbon
Tell me how a metamorphic rock is formed?
The rock is pushed deep within the earth with HEAT AND PRESSURE!!!
If sodium makes up 3% and Calcium makes up 4% of the atmosphere.
What is the total of Na and Ca of the atmosphere
7%
Your teacher asks to compare the thickness of the crust compared to the thickness of the crust? What is your answer?
The lithosphere is thicker than the crust.,
When a rock falls apart what is that called?
Weathering
Name Earths most common elements
N,O,C
How is a sedimentary rock formed?
Rocks are deposited, weathered(broken up), and then compacted and cemented and buried within the earth.
A student is using chocolate chips to model the formation of an igneous rock. Which piece of science equipment would be needed to model this process?
Meter stick
hot plate
graduated cylinder
thermometer
Hot plate
List the layers of the earth from the inside out.(does not include lithosphere and athenosphere)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Describe how a Sedimentary rock is formed
It is weathered, deposited, compacted and cemented
Which element is found in the ocean and the atmosphere?
oxygen
How are igneous rocks formed?
Lava or magma explodes out of the earth and then cools.
Leslie is building a model of the earth. Which material would best represent the earths crust?
Grouping of magnetic balls
Styrofoam of packing pellets
bag of shredded paper
thin layer of plaster
thin layer of plaster