METHODS
MEASURINMEASURE
LAYERS
DEEP & SHALLOW
EXTRA
100
recording of data
observation
100
mL stands for
milliliter
100
the layer of earth under the crust which is soft but has a stiff outer layer
MANTLE
100
a tidal wave which occurs after a major earthquake
TSUNAMI
100
the amount of space something takes up
VOLUME
200
a testable idea which could explain observations
hypothesis
200
km stands for
kilometer
200
the layer of earth which is liquid, and made of iron and nickel
OUTER CORE
200
what the earth’s core is made of
IRON, NICKEL
200
anything with substance
MASS
300
a well tested and widely accepted scientific idea
theory?
300
C stands for
Celsius
300
the layer of earth which is solid, and made of iron and nickel
INNER CORE
300
weak spot in the crust where magma, or molten rock and water vapor, comes to the surface
VOLCANO
300
the amount of mass per volume
DENSITY
400
the process of observation, hypothesis making and testing, and forming theories
scientific method
400
g stands for
gram
400
the thick crust of the continents
CONTINENTAL CRUST
400
where atoms split apart with a huge release of heat.
FISSION
400
this is a series of processes that change the rocks from one kind into another.
ROCK CYCLE
500
giant Earth’s surface plates that float and drift
TECTONIC PLATES
500
kg stands for
kilograms
500
the thin crust which is under the oceans
OCEANIC CRUST
500
gigantic rotating cloud of starry dust
NEBULA
500
the supercontinent which existed at one time many millions of years ago
PANGEA