Lesson 2 | Earth’s Interior

Lesson 2 | Earth's Interior

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Launch Lab

LESSON 2: 10 minutes

How can you model Earth's layers?

Earth is made of three main layers: the thin outer crust, the thick mantle, and the central core. You can use different objects to model these layers.

Procedure

1. Read and complete a lab safety form.

2. Place a hard-cooked egg on a paper towel. Use a magnifying lens to closely examine the surface of the egg. Is its shell smooth or rough? Record your observations in your Science Journal.

3. Carefully peel away the shell from the egg. WARNING: Do not eat the egg.

4. Use the plastic knife to cut the egg in half. Observe the characteristics of the shell, the egg white, and the yolk.

5. Make a drawing of the egg's layers in your Science Journal. Which layers could represent layers of Earth? Label the layers as crust, mantle, and core.

Think About This

1. What other objects could be used to model Earth's layers?

2.

Key Concept Explain why a hard-cooked egg is a good model for Earth's layers.

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Content Vocabulary

Earth's Interior

Directions: Use the clues and the terms listed below to complete the puzzle.

asthenosphere magnetosphere

core mantle

crust nickel

lithosphere observation

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Clues

Across 1. the dense, metallic center of Earth

Down 7. an act of noting a fact or an occurrence

2. a plastic, or flowing, layer within Earth's mantle

8. the rigid layer of Earth that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle

3. the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth

4. the outer part of Earth's magnetic field

5. the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth

6. a specific type of metal

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Lesson Outline

LESSON 2

Earth's Interior

A. Clues to Earth's Interior

1. Scientists explore the geosphere by going into deep

.

2. Scientists learn about the inside of Earth by sending down instruments and

bringing up rock samples from

.

B. Temperature and Pressure Increase with Depth

1. The deeper you go below Earth's surface, the

the

temperature is.

2. The deeper you go below Earth's surface, the

the

pressure is.

3. The pressure increases because of the rocks.

of the overlying

C. Using Earthquake Waves

1. Scientists learn about Earth's interior by studying waves

from

.

2. These waves move in different ways through different kinds

of

.

D. Earth's Layers

1. The

is the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth.

2. Earth's outermost layer is similar to the shell of an egg: It is the

layer.

3. There are two types of crust--continental crust and

crust. Continental crust is much under the oceans.

than crustal rocks

E. Mantle

1. Below the crust is the

, the thick middle layer of Earth.

2. The rocks in the mantle are

than crustal rocks.

3. Scientists group the mantle into

different layers.

a. The topmost layer of the mantle is a rigid layer called

the

.

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b. The rocks in the mantle's second layer are so hot that they melt and become

, which means that they begin to flow.

c. The layer of melted rock in mantle is the

.

d. The lowest two layers of the mantle are solid because great

in these layers prevents the rock from melting.

e. The upper mantle and lower mantle form the

of

Earth's layers.

F. Core

1. Earth's

is the dense, metallic center of the planet.

2. The central part of Earth is made of

. When the planet

was young, these dense materials melted and were pulled by

toward Earth's center.

3. Earth's core has a(n)

layer that is liquid and a(n)

layer that is solid.

4. The

core spins a little faster than the rest of Earth.

It is made of

crystals.

5. The core causes a(n)

to form around Earth.

G. Earth's Magnetic Field

1. The movement of molten iron in Earth's core makes the planet act like a giant bar

near the bottom.

, with one pole near the top of the planet and one pole

2. Over time, Earth's magnetic field has direction.

in strength and

H. Magnetosphere

1. Earth's charged particles from the Sun.

field protects the planet against cosmic rays and

2. The

is the outer part of Earth's magnetic field.

It interacts with

and

particles from the Sun, trapping some particles and pushing away others.

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