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    The document provides information about the structure and composition of Earth's layers: - The inner core is solid and dense, made mostly of iron with nickel, oxygen, silicon and sulfur. Pressure causes it to be liquid. - Above the inner core is the outer core, also mainly made of iron but in a liquid state. - The mantle is the largest layer, made of silicon, oxygen, magnesium and iron. It lies above the outer core. - The crust is the outermost layer, varying in thickness from over 60km in mountainous regions to under 5km in ocean areas. It contains more silicon and aluminum than the mantle.

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    Geosphere Activities 2

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    The document provides information about the structure and composition of Earth's layers: - The inner core is solid and dense, made mostly of iron with nickel, oxygen, silicon and sulfur. Pressure causes it to be liquid. - Above the inner core is the outer core, also mainly made of iron but in a liquid state. - The mantle is the largest layer, made of silicon, oxygen, magnesium and iron. It lies above the outer core. - The crust is the outermost layer, varying in thickness from over 60km in mountainous regions to under 5km in ocean areas. It contains more silicon and aluminum than the mantle.

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    Actividades para trabajar la geosfera

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    The document provides information about the structure and composition of Earth's layers: - The inner core is solid and dense, made mostly of iron with nickel, oxygen, silicon and sulfur. Pressure causes it to be liquid. - Above the inner core is the outer core, also mainly made of iron but in a liquid state. - The mantle is the largest layer, made of silicon, oxygen, magnesium and iron. It lies above the outer core. - The crust is the outermost layer, varying in thickness from over 60km in mountainous regions to under 5km in ocean areas. It contains more silicon and aluminum than the mantle.

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    Geosphere Activities 2

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    Rafael Fernández Fernández
    The document provides information about the structure and composition of Earth's layers: - The inner core is solid and dense, made mostly of iron with nickel, oxygen, silicon and sulfur. Pressure causes it to be liquid. - Above the inner core is the outer core, also mainly made of iron but in a liquid state. - The mantle is the largest layer, made of silicon, oxygen, magnesium and iron. It lies above the outer core. - The crust is the outermost layer, varying in thickness from over 60km in mountainous regions to under 5km in ocean areas. It contains more silicon and aluminum than the mantle.

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    BIOLOGY &

    GEOLOGY
    THE GEOSPHERE

    ACTIVITIES
    1. Answer the following questions.
    a) What are the layers of the Earth?
    ___________________________________________________________________
    b) Which layers are mainly composed of rocks?
    ___________________________________________________________________
    c) What is the core made of?
    ___________________________________________________________________

    2. Complete the text using the following words (there are two extra words):
    crust / liquid / largest / mountainous / solid / more / less / mantle

    Basic Structure of the Earth

    “At the very center of the Earth is a solid, dense inner core made mostly of iron with smaller
    amounts of nickel, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur. Pressure from the layers above causes the inner
    core to be ________. Above the inner core lies the _______ outer core, which also is made
    mainly of iron.
    Earth’s mantle is the __________ layer, lying directly above the outer core. It is made
    mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron.
    The outermost layer of Earth is the _________. Its thickness varies. It is more than 60 km
    thick in some _______________ regions and less than 5 km thick under some parts of the
    oceans. Compared to the mantle, the crust contains more silicon and aluminum and less
    magnesium and iron. Earth’s crust generally is _________ dense than the mantle beneath it.”

    3. Match the words with their definitions.

    1. Crust a. is the innermost layer made of iron and nickel


    2. Mantle b. is a liquid layer
    3. Outer core c. it makes up the majority of Earth’s volume
    4. Inner core d. is the rocky layer that forms Earth’s surface

    1st ESO A7.3

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