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What is inside the Earth?. Earth and Its Many Layers. What is inside the Earth? How do scientists study inside Earth? What forces change the Earth? What landforms make up the Earth?. Journey to the Center of the Earth. By: Vonda Burton. What is inside the Earth?. Crust
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What is inside the Earth?
Earth and Its Many Layers • What is inside the Earth? • How do scientists study inside Earth? • What forces change the Earth? • What landforms make up the Earth?
Journey to the Center of the Earth • By: Vonda Burton
What is inside the Earth? • Crust top layer made of rock • Mantle layer under crust made of rock • Outer Core layer of iron and nickel - hot • Inner Core layer of iron and nickel - hotter
How do scientists know what is inside of the Earth? • Study waves • Ocean waves • Earthquake waves • Energy waves
What forces change the Earth? • Glaciers – flow of ice mass over land • Volcanoes – eruption of liquid rock • Earthquakes - movement of earth’s crust
What landforms make up the Earth? • Mountain - is 610 meters above ground • Plain - is wide and flat • Plateau - is combination of mountain and plain
What have we learned? • Earth has many layers • Earth has forces that cause change • Earth has many landforms • Earth is always changing To learn more, check out this website: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Inside.shtml