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Inside the Earth Review Handout
Name _________________________________ Date _______
Part 1. A wedge-shaped diagram shows a slice of the round earth. As you can see the deepest layers of
the earth are near the bottom and the layers closest to the Earth’s surface are at the top. Identify the
layers, starting
with the deepest layers.
G______________________________
F _____________________________
E _____________________________
D ____________________________
C _____________________________
B ____________________________
A ____________________________
Which letter in the diagram matches each description
_______ 1. Composed of nickel and iron in the solid state
_______ 2. Composed of the least dense rock material on our planet
_______ 3. Made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
_______ 4. Region made of a plastic solid
_______ 5. Composed of silicon and oxygen and the rock, basalt, and is often covered by an ocean.
_______ 6. The hard solid part of the mantle
_______ 7. Composed of nickel and iron in the liquid state
Part 2. Answer each question with bullet points.
1. What are the 3 layers of the earth based on chemical composition?
2.
What is the main difference in the chemical layers?
3. What are a few differences between the continental crust and the oceanic crust?
4. What are 2 ways scientists determine the composition of the layers of the earth?
5. What are the 5 physical layers of the earth?
6.
What is the main way that the physical layers differ from each other?
7. Do any of the physical layers overlap with the chemical layers. Explain.
8. What are tectonic plates? What physical layer are they made of?
9. How can a plate have both a continent and an ocean on it? Explain and draw a diagram to show.
10. Into which layers have scientists been able to drill and explore?
11. By what methods do scientists use to learn about the structure of the Earth’s interior? Explain