The structure and age of the EARTH

The structure and age of the EARTH

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How old do you think the Earth is?

• a few thousand of years old

• tens of thousands of years ols

• hundreds of thousand of years old

• millions of years old

• billions of years old

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How did scientists determine the age of the Earth?

• by guessing

• by making estimations based on evidence

• by analyzing rocks from different parts of the Earth

• by analyzing rocks from outer space

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Where were some of the oldest rocks found on Earth?

• in Einstein's back garden

• in Canada

• in Australia

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Watch the video on the next slide to learn more about it and the man who came up with this theory

Multiple Choice

What's the name of the man who came up with the idea of the Continental Drift?

• Alfred Einstein

• Alfred Hitchcock

• Alfred Wegener

• Alfred Wein

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The layer of the Earth we live on is called ...

• the crust

• the peel

• the core

• the mantle

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How did the scientific communicty receive Alfred Wegener's theory about the Continental Drift?

• they laughed at him and didn't take him seriously

• they thought he was a real genius

• they sent him to prison

• they were angry they didn't have this idea first

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How many main layers does the Earth have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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The centre of the Earth is called the ...

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• centre of the Earth

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The mantle is just under the crust. But what is it made of?

• chocolate and marshmallows

• thick rocky substances

• thin lava

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What is the inner core made of?

• lava

• solid iron and nickel

• molten rock

• hard rock

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How did the moon form?

• through magic

• giant object, the size of Mars, collided with the Earth and this formed the moon

• from stardust

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Which layer of the Earth makes up most of the surface of the Earth?

• the crust

• the mantle

• the inner core

• the outer core

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What occupies most of the surface of the Earth?

• continents

• seas and oceans

• trees

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What's the deepest place on Earth?

• the Everest

• the Mariana trench

• the Gulf of Mexico