Earth's Structure

Structure of the Earth

Grade 6

Open Ended

What do you know about the Earth?

LAYERS OF THE EARTH

• Crust- is the outermost solid shell of the earth, accounting for less than 1% of Earth's volume

• Mantle-  is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.

• Outer core-third layer of the earth, is responsible for Earth's magnetic field.

• Inner core- is the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.

Multiple Choice

What is the scientific name for the area at the centre of the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

Multiple Select

Which metals are found in the area?

• Nickel

• Iron

How the continents were joined a long time ago.

Tectonic Plates

• In 1960s a new theory of tectonic plates was developed.

• The red lines show that these plates move slowly on the molten magma, it moves few centimetres each year.

Some of the world's volcanoes main earthquake zone

Poll

What is the connection between the plate boundaries and where earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

• Earthquakes and volcanoes occur at the plate

  boundaries.

• Earthquake happens when there too many people jumping at the same time.

Activity:

• On your google classroom, open the newly posted assignment.

• Read the instructions and follow carefully.

• Good luck! 😁