Layers of the Earth Essential Question How are

Layers of the Earth

Essential Question: How are layers of the Earth different from one another? Standard: S 6 E 5 a. Ask questions to compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, inner and outer core, including temperature, density, thickness, and composition.

Friday January 26, 2018 Announcements QUIZ Today • Materials: Before the quiz: Zip grade and testing folder After the quiz Plate Boundaries crayons (purple/ green/ orange) Do Now 1 st Get your testing folder • Write your name on the front of the • 2 zipndgrade sheet • 3 rd Flip your zip grade sheet over and answer the following questions on the back. 1. Did you study? 2. How long did you study? 3. How did you study? 4. Do you feel prepared? Explain. • Study quietly for your quiz

Standard: S 6 E 5 a. Ask questions to compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, inner and outer core, including temperature, density, thickness, and composition. • Learning Target: I can Compare and contrast the layers of the earth. • • • Vocabulary Words: Crust Mantle Inner core Outer core temperature density thickness Composition

Friday January 26, 2018 Agenda Before the Quiz: Complete zipgrade sheet During the Quiz: #9 is a bonus ( worth 7 points) Reminders: No more than 2 people up at a time. No talking or communication while people are still working on the quiz After the Quiz Use text p. 107 Color Plate Boundaries WS Divergent = orange Convergent = purple Transform = green Then Read p. 106 -110 (text) Draw the diagram on p. 108109

The lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) is divided into separate plates which move very slowly in response to the “convecting” part of the mantle.