Transcript What is inside the Earth?

What is
inside
the
Earth?
Earth and Its Many Layers
What is inside the Earth?
How do scientists study inside
Earth?
What forces change the Earth?
What landforms make up the
Earth?
Journey to the Center
of the Earth
By: Vonda Burton
What is inside the Earth?
Crust
top layer made of rock
Mantle
layer under crust made of rock
Outer Core
layer of iron and nickel - hot
Inner Core
layer of iron and nickel - hotter
How do scientists know what is
inside of the Earth?
Study waves
1. Ocean waves
2. Earthquake waves
3. Energy waves
What forces change the Earth?
Glaciers –
flow of
ice mass over land
Volcanoes –
eruption of liquid rock
Earthquakes movement of earth’s
crust
What landforms make up the
Earth?
Mountain - is 610
meters above ground
Plain - is wide and
flat
Plateau -
is
combination of
mountain and plain
What have we learned?
Earth has many layers
Earth has forces that cause change
Earth has many landforms
Earth is always changing
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