What are Earth's layers made of

What Are Earth's Layers Made Of?

By: Anna Bauhof

Table of Contents

Teacher! Teacher! What are the main parts of earth's layers?

1. Earth's Outer Core (pg. 3)
2. Earth's Crust (pg. 4)
3. Earth's Mantle (pg. 5)
4. Earth's Magma (pg. 6)

Vocabulary!

1. Outer Core: The earth's liquid layer made up of nickel and iron

2. Crust: the outermost layer of the earth layers

3. Mantle: makes up 85% of the earth's weight! There is so much pressure on this layer that nothing can melt

4. Magma: hot and liquid rock that sometimes forms when pressure drops in earth's layers

Sneak Peak: Listen to this killer rap to get a preview of earth's layers!

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Earth's Outer Core

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The OUTER core is the ONLY liquid layer of earth!

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The outer core is responsible for earth's magnetic field. It protects us from the powerful sun, so we can play outside and have fun!

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Thank you so much, Mr. Outer Core, for protecting us from the sun!

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Earth's Crust

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WATCH ME,
WATCH ME!

Bill Nye - Earth's Crust

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The earth's crust is 25 miles thick

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The earth's crust is WHERE WE LIVE!

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8 chemicals make up the crust!

Earth's Mantle

The mantle makes up 85% of the earth's weight!

BUT......

What happens when the mantle cracks?

They create

EARTHQUAKES

Earth's Magma

Sometimes, under rare circumstances, the can melt!

MANTLE

Well what happens when the mantle melts Miss. Bauhof?

Well! Check this out

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

Here are some websites with games you can try to test your luck on facts of the earth's layers!

This is so much fun Miss. Bauhof

Layers of the Earth - Free Educational Science Games & Activities for Kids

Time Zone X: Earth's Structure - GameUp - BrainPOP.

Earth's Structure

References

1. http://interactivesites.weebly.com/earths-structure.html'

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79M2lSVZiY4

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qag8Ike9jto

4.https://www.wartgames.com/themes/science/layers.html

5.https://www.brainpop.com/games/timezonexearthsstructure/?topic_id=