The Earth: Inside and Out

1. The Earth: Inside and Out

2. Our solar system contains the sun plus the 9 (or 8) planets and other celestial bodies. The earth is the third planet from the sun, approximately 93 million miles away. Comets – chunks of ice and dust in space Asteroids – large chunks of rocky material The Solar System

4. The earth is about 24,900 miles around, and 7,930 miles in diameter (5th largest planet in our solar system) Core – solid metallic center Mantle – soft layer of molten rock Crust – thin layer of rock at the surface Magma – where the mantle melts the bottom of the crust The Structure of the Earth

5. How is the Earth Like an Apple?

7. Landforms – the natural features of the Earth’s surface Include mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys, canyons, rivers, lakes, etc. The most visible landforms are the continents Continental shelf – the part of a continent that extends underwater Landforms

8. Highest point on Earth: Mount Everest – 29,035 feet above sea level Lowest (dry land) point on Earth: Shore of the Dead Sea – 1349 feet below sea level Lowest point on Earth: Mariana Trench – 35,827 feet below sea level Landforms

9. Mount Everest

10. Dead Sea