Earth Movements 1-5

A smaller, larger or actual size version used to represent the actual object   

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One of the six large land masses on earth

There are 7 continents, Asia and Europe make up 1 land mass

What is the name of the melted rock that makes up the material in the mantle?

• Lava

• Magma

The innermost layer of the Earth

-Made of solid metals – iron & nickel 

-The layer of the Earth located between the mantle and the inner core

-Made of dense molten rock with melted minerals – iron & nickel

-The layer of Earth beneath the crust; made of molten rock or magma

-Thickest layer

-The thin, rocky, outermost layer of the Earth

-Made mostly of granite (continental) & basalt (oceanic)

The study of Earth

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Why is an egg a good model of the Earth?

• The shell is thin, like Earth’s crust

• Similar shape

• Shows layers                            

• Cause you can eat it after your done studying it

·     Thick 16-56 miles deep

·     Made mostly of granite