How many layers does Earth have inside it?
Lithosphere: The outer rocky layer of Earth's interior, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. Asthenosphere: The layer below the lithosphere in Earth's interior that is made up of hot, weak, ductile rock. Mesosphere: The layer in Earth's interior located between the lower mantle and the outer core. It is composed of solid, very dense rock.
Concepts:
Work together in pairs: What is the main layer of the Earth that we live on?
What are the three main layers of the Earth's interior and what are their characteristics?
Work together in pairs: What are the three layers of Earth's interior, and how are they different from each other?
Brain break: Draw a potato with incredibly buff arms and flexing muscles.
What is the layer beneath the Earth's crust called?
- Mantle
- Core
- Continental drift
- Crustal rocks
Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of iron and nickel?
What do we call a sudden shaking or movement of the ground caused by movements in the Earth's crust?
- Tsunami
- Landslide
- Volcano eruption
- Earthquake
What causes plate tectonics?
- Convection currents in mantle
- Planetary alignment
- Gravity
Which layer of earth has solid and plastic-like regions due to significant temperature differences?