Transcript Earth Forces - Jordanhill School

Earth Forces
The Structure of the Earth
Learning Outcomes.
By the end of this lesson I will be able to:
Explain what we mean by Earth Forces.
Identify the different layers of the Earth.
Explain why these different layers are
important to the world we know.
The structure of the Earth
What do you know about the creation
of the Earth?
Where did it come from?
The structure of the Earth
The Earth is not just one big solid
mass of earth and rock.
It is made up of different layers.
(Video: Bill Nye) Take notes.
The Structure of the earth.
Task: Complete the hand out on the structure of the Earth.
Use the Geog S1/S2 books P72-73 to help.
Why is the structure of the
Earth important to us?
The core of the Earth is the
hottest part and this heat causes
the mantle to move.
Because the mantle moves so
does the crust.
This process is called convection.
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Convection
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Copy
this diagram that
Withdown
this convection
shows
convection.
constantly
happening what will
it mean will happen on the
Think
it like
a pan of soup
crust of the
Earth?
being heated up.
Task: Write down three things
that you have learnt today.
Share them with the person
sitting next to you.
Learning Outcomes.
By the end of this lesson I will be able to:
Explain what we mean by Earth Forces.
Identify the different layers of the Earth.
Explain why these different layers are
important to the world we know.