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    The document discusses the three main layers that make up the structure of the Earth - the crust, mantle, and core. The crust is the outermost layer where life exists, and is broken into tectonic plates. Below is the mantle, the thickest layer divided into an upper and lower mantle. The core is at the center and has a solid inner core made of iron and nickel surrounded by a liquid outer core also made of iron and nickel. Understanding the different layers helps explain landform formation and volcanic and earthquake activity.

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    The document discusses the three main layers that make up the structure of the Earth - the crust, mantle, and core. The crust is the outermost layer where life exists, and is broken into tectonic plates. Below is the mantle, the thickest layer divided into an upper and lower mantle. The core is at the center and has a solid inner core made of iron and nickel surrounded by a liquid outer core also made of iron and nickel. Understanding the different layers helps explain landform formation and volcanic and earthquake activity.

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    The Layers of The Earth: Outermost Layer in Which We Live

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    The document discusses the three main layers that make up the structure of the Earth - the crust, mantle, and core. The crust is the outermost layer where life exists, and is broken into tectonic plates. Below is the mantle, the thickest layer divided into an upper and lower mantle. The core is at the center and has a solid inner core made of iron and nickel surrounded by a liquid outer core also made of iron and nickel. Understanding the different layers helps explain landform formation and volcanic and earthquake activity.

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    Hierarchic: 3 Main Ideas

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    s Frame
    Makes Sense
    Makes Sense Strategies
    Strategies © 2007 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Lillian, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com

    Name: Date:Quiz Date: Tues. 10/4

    The layers of the Earth Is about …

    The kind of materials that make up the mass and volume of the Earth.

    CRUST MANTLE CORE


    Outermost layer in which we Thickest layer OUTER CORE
    live Is a liquid

    Thinnest and hardest layer At the top of the mantle is the Made of mostly nickel
    MOHO. This area marks the
    boundary between the mantle and
    the crust.
    Broken into plates. INNER CORE
    Is a solid.

    Coolest layer Extension: Made of iron and nickel


    Divided into 4 spheres:
    1.)Lithosphere

    Extension: 2.) Asthenosphere Hottest layer


    Divided into 2 sections: The Oceanic 3.) Mesosphere
    crust and the Continental Crust 4.) Lower Mantle

    So what? What is important to understand about this?

    To help us understand how landforms are created and how active the Earth is around us. Also, this will help people make
    decisions on where to live and how structures are built in certain areas of the world.

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