1. Bellringer – Earth’s Structure

2. Bellringer – Earth’s Structure

3. Bellringer – Earth’s Structure

4. The Crust is …………. The outermost layer of Earth. Thinnest layer.
The Earth’s Structure
The Crust is
………….
The outermost layer
of Earth.
Thinnest layer.

5. The Earth’s Structure The Mantle -Located beneath the crust.
-Thick Layer.
-Made up of rock that is solid.
-Farther down is hot enough to
flow like putty.
Makes up most of the Earth’s
mass.

6. The Core Innermost layer of Earth. Made up of 2 parts: Inner Core
The Earth’s Structure
The Core
Innermost layer of
Earth.
Made up of 2 parts:
Inner Core
Outer Core
Made up mostly of iron.

7. Three Basic Parts 1. 2. 3.

8. The Earth’s Structure
The Lithosphere
Crust and upper part of
mantle.
Moves only a few centimeters per year.

9. Let’s Look at the Lithospheric Plates Around the World Which 2 plates do you think collided to cause the earthquake in Chile?

10. The Earth’s Structure
Tectonic Plates
1 of the giant moving
pieces of Earth’s crust.

11. The Earth’s Structure
The Asthenosphere
Soft layer in upper mantle.
Rock flows like a very thick
liquid here.
The Earth’s tectonic plates
float here.

12. The 5 Different Layers In This Lesson on Earth’s Structure4. 5.

13. D
Earth’s
Structure
Quiz C A B