MODEL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH

Materials:
Boiled egg Bread knife Model structure of the Earth Manila paper

PROCEDURE:

1. Cut the boiled egg into halves without removing the shell. 2. Compare the cut boiled egg with the illustration of the structure of the Earth.

QUESTIONS:
1. Which part of the boiled egg represents the crust? the mantle? the core?

2. How will you describe each layer or part? 3. Which part of the boiled egg represents the lithosphere? The asthenosphere?

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WRITE THE LETTER OF THE BEST ANSWER.

1. The thinnest layer of the Earth a. crust b. mantle c. core 2. The thickest layer of the Earth a. crust b. mantle c. core 3. The core is made up mostly of a. gold and silver b. iron and nickel c. sulfur and potassium 4. The boundary between crust and mantle a. Mohorovicic Discontinuity c. Mojorevicie Discontinuity b. Gutenberg Discontinuity 5. The hot molten rock from the mantle that rises up the vent and flows out of a volcano. a. lava b. smoke c. magma

Question #1

The thinnest layer of the Earth

a. crust b. mantle

c. core

Question #2

The thickest layer of the Earth

a. crust
b. mantle c. core

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Question #3

The core is made up mostly of

a. gold and silver b. iron and nickel

c. sulfur and potassium

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Question #4

The boundary between crust and mantle

a. Mohorovicic Discontinuity
b. Mojorevicie Discontinuity c. Gutenberg Discontinuity

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Question #5

The hot molten rock from the mantle that rises up the vent and flows out of a volcano.
a. lava
b. smoke c. magma

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ASSIGNMENT:
A. Bring the ff. materials: coloring materials (pens, crayons, water color) white cartolina Globe or topographic map Philippine Geological map B. Identify and locate active volcanoes, trenches and

Philippine faults.
C. Enumerate the 7 continents
D. Describe the Continental Drift Theory

MRS. ELEONOR C. BARBOSA