1 Directions: Use the words in the bank to fill in the blanks in the reading. Use each word only once.
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Word Bank: Temperature
Mantle Crust
Outer Core Magma
Solid Pressure
Liquid
Metal
crust
solid
There are four layers in the Earth. The
is the top layer. It is made out of
...
rock.
This is where we live and the where the oceans are. It is very thin. The next layer is much thicker and called the
T
mantle
magma
It is made out of melted rock, also called
that is moving at all
.
times. The next layer of the Earth is called the outer core
. It is made out of very dense, super hot, melted
It is so hot that it is no longer solid but
The very center of the Earth is called the
Inner Core. Both
and
increase the deeper you through the Earth: the crust is
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the coolest and the core is under high temperatures and pressure.
In the space below, write a poem, story, rap, or comic strip about a journey to the center of the Earth.
Use the following terms: Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core