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Earth's Layers and The Mid-Ocean Ridge

Earth's Layers and The Mid-Ocean Ridge

Assessment

Presentation

Science

7th - 9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Matthew Ramos

Used 23+ times

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8 Slides • 5 Questions

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Earth's Layers and The Mid Ocean Ridge

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2

Poll

How are we today?

Happy

Sad

Hungry

Tired

3

Our Earth has...Layers!

  • Crust

  • Mantle

  • Core

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The Crust

  • Thinnest layer.

  • We walk on here.

  • With roughly 70% of it covered by Earth's Oceans

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5

Multiple Choice

What natural phenomenon describes the movement of Earth's Crust?

1

Magic

2

Gravity

3

Plate Tectonics

4

Volcanoes

5

Earthquakes

6

The Mantle

  • Earth's thickest layer.

  • Holds hot, molten rock, Magma

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The Core

  • Split into 2 parts

  • Outer Core: Made out of liquid Iron and Nickle.

  • Inner Core: Made out of solid Iron and Nickle

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8

Multiple Choice

The Mantle is where we find what?

1

Magma

2

Lava

3

Volcanoes

4

Gold

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The Mid-Ocean ridge

  • Found underwater around 1952

  • Older Crust is deposited into the Earth through a Trench.

  • Then a New layer of Crust is made here.

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Earth's Conveyor Belt

  • Older crust flows into a nearby Trench.

  • Magma from the Mantle becomes Lava on the surface.

  • When the Lava solidifies, it creates a new layer of Crust

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Multiple Choice

How do we explain the way Earth creates new layers of Crust?

1

Plate Tectonics

2

Continental Drift

3

Baking a Pizza

4

A Conveyor Belt

12

Poll

How do we feel about Today's Lesson?

100% Awesome!

Kinda Meh :/

I have no clue :(

We're in class? :0

13

The End !!

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