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Science Webquest

Part 1 Layers of the Earth

Go to: http://www.sciencemonster.com/earth-science/layers-of-theearth.html
Page 1:
1. What are the main layers of the earth? Identify them and make a
sketch:

Page 2:
1. The Earths crust is made up of chunks of rock called
______________ ___________.
2. When tectonic plates slip, they cause
____________________________ to happen.
3. Draw and label a sketch of tectonic plates sitting on the mantle.

Page 3:
1. Draw and describe how tectonic plates can form mountains:

2. Which is thicker, an oceanic plate, or a crustal plate?

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Page 4:
1. What is the most active part of the mantle, and what landform is
made when that mantle leaks out onto the crust?

Page 5:
1. The inner core and the outer core of the earth are made of the
same material. Why is the inner core solid and the outer core
liquid?

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Science Webquest

Part 2 Volcanoes
Go to: http://www.sciencemonster.com/earth-science/volcanoes.html
Page 1:
1. Where all volcanoes found?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. __________________________________
2. Where are most volcanoes found?
3. What is a divergent plate boundary? Explain it and draw a sketch
of it.

Page 2:
1. What is a convergent plate boundary? Draw and explain it:

2. Where do you find the Pacific Ring of Fire and why?

Page 3:
1. Draw and describe convection in the mantle:

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Page 4:
1. How are islands of Hawaii formed? Draw and explain, please
label which islands are youngest and which are oldest. Explain
why.

Page 5:
1. What makes a volcano erupt?

Page 6:
1. What are the two type of lava, explain how they are the same
and how they are different.

Page 7:
1. What is an active volcano?

2. What is a dormant volcano?

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3. What is an extinct volcano?