EARTHS LAYERS AND MOVEMENTS Alicia Littlejohn EDU 225
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EARTH’S LAYERS AND MOVEMENTS Alicia Littlejohn EDU – 225 Instructor Clark January 17, 2015
WHAT IS INSIDE THE EARTH? • There is 4 distinctive layers to the Earth. 1. Inner Core – A solid ball made of mostly Iron and Nickel and is nearly as hot as the Sun. 2. Outer Core – It is a liquid layer made out of Magma and helps create the magnetic field. 3. Mantle – The layer between the Outer Core and the Earth’s crust, consisting of hot rocks 4. Crust – The outermost layer of the Earth’s surface
CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY THE MOVEMENT IN THE EARTH’S CONTINENTS PANGEA Super - Continent MAGMA ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA (2015) Magma forms in the lower part of the Earth’s crust and in the Mantle layer of the Earth. Magma is a hot semi-solid material that consists of molten rock. THE BREAKUP OF PANGEA (1997)
EARTHQUAKES: THE SHAKING OF THE GROUND, OR MOVEMENT OF FAULTS AND PLATES • Faults: • Tectonic Plates: A break in the Earth’s Surface Tectonic plates that glide over the mantle layer of the Earth, which can cause movement in the surface, that can cause earthquakes Discover (2014)
MATCH THE VOCABULARY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Fault Mantle Inner Core Tectonic Plates Magma Continental Drift Theory Crust Pangea Outer Core Earthquake A. A solid ball, as hot as the Sun B. Plates that glide over the Earth, causing movement C. A break in the Earth’s surface D. Hot semi-solid material that consists of molten rock. E. The outermost layer of the Earth’s surface F. A liquid layer made out of magma G. Super-Continent H. A Shaking of the ground I. The movement in the Earth’s continents J. Layer of Earth that consists of hot rock
Materials needed: Instructions • Coloring utensils, IE; crayons, markers, chalk etc. • Create a diagram of the Earth and it’s layers. • You can draw, or create a 3 D paper diagram • Scissors • Construction Paper • Tape or glue • Grading will include the following: • Creativeness • Showing all the layers of the Earth • Demonstrating all of the Vocabulary Words
EXAMPLE Roseville High School (2015)
HOMEWORK TO BE TURNED IN • Vocabulary Match • Earth’s Diagram
REFERENCES The Breakup of Pangea: The North America-African Connection (1997). Retrieved January 17, 2015, from http: //www. rci. Rutgers. edu/~schlisch/103 web/Pangeabreakup/breakupfra me. html Discover (2014). Retrieved January 2015, from http: //discovermagazine. com/2010/apr/12 -whathappens-to-ground-atfault-line Encyclopedia Britannica (2015). Retrieved January 17, 2015, from http: //www. Britannica. com/EBchecked/topic/463912/plate+tectonics/261 plate-movement Roseville High School (2015). Retrieved January 17, 2015, from http: //wikifuller. wikispaces. com/PROJECT+PLATE+TECTONICS 566/Past-
