Chapter 9 The Blue Planet

Match the following

• mantle

• the center of the planet, its the hottest part

• crust

• the outer shell of Earth is solid

• core

• the middle layer is made of magma

Identify the three layers of Earth

1 ​ (a)  

2 ​ (b)  

3 ​ (c)  

• crust
• mantle
• core
• planet

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Earth has ​ (a)   ​ layers.

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• 4
• 2

Earth shape is like a ​ (a)   .

• sphere
• cone
• cylinder
• cube

Mark Earth's characteristics.

• It's the only known planet able to support life.

• It's spherical in shape.

• It's round at the poles.

• It consists of layers.

• It's our home.

Match Earth's layers with their definitions.

• crust

• solid rocky layer

• core

• intermediate thick layer formed by magma

• mantle

• Earth's center with a solid exterior and a liquid interior

Water covers most of the planet's surface.

• True

• False

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____ are big areas of land on Earth's surface.

• continents

• tectonic plates

• oceans

The crust is formed by many ________

• continents

• tectonic plates

• oceans

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There are ​ (a)   continents.

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• 5
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