Understanding Earths Understanding Earths Interior Interior This Activity will allow you This Activity will allow you to become familiar with the to become familiar with the Earths layers and the process Earths layers and the process that occur within them. that occur within them.
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Understanding Earths Interior This Activity will allow you to become familiar with the Earths layers and the process that occur within them.
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SolidSolid, because of , because of enormous pressure of enormous pressure of overlying matteroverlying matter
The core is divided into two layer: the Inner and Outer core
Outer Core•Composition - Nickel and Iron
•870 degree Celsius
•2,250 km thick
•Liquid layer
Earth’s Magnetic FieldEarth’s Magnetic Field
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Earth’s rotation causing the liquid iron outer core to spin around the solid iron inner core is believed to cause the formation of Earth’s Magnetic Field.
Quick QuizQuick Quiz
Earths crust is divided into two types. They are?
A.Surface and continental
B.Continental and Oceanic
C.Oceanic and Mantle
D.Mantle and Surface
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Earth’s inner core is hotter and solid, while Earth’s inner core is hotter and solid, while the outer core is colder and liquid? Why the outer core is colder and liquid? Why is this?is this?
A.A. The inner core is made out of material The inner core is made out of material that resists heat better.that resists heat better.
B.B. The Outer core is not even solid, but is The Outer core is not even solid, but is liquid also. liquid also.
C.C. The inner cores overlying pressure The inner cores overlying pressure causes it stay solid. causes it stay solid.
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Temperature increases with pressure, Temperature increases with pressure, then this layer has the lowest then this layer has the lowest pressure?pressure?
A.A. CoreCore
B.B. Crust Crust
C.C. MantleMantle
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This is formed by movement of mantle This is formed by movement of mantle material?material?
A.A. Magnetic Field Magnetic Field
B.B. Convection CellsConvection Cells
C.C. Earths rotationEarths rotation
Follow-Up ExerciseFollow-Up Exercise
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Log on and join your group meeting Log on and join your group meeting and answer the questions.and answer the questions.