The Earth’s Internal Heat:

Layers of the Earth

 Learning Objective
Describe the parts and
function of Earth’s interior.
 Pretest
1. Which of the following is the
outermost layer of the Earth?

a. crust c. discontinuity
b. core d. mantle
 Pretest
2. Which of the following stores
magma and located in a region
just beneath the crust all the way
to the core?
a. crust c. mantle
b. inner core d. outer core
 Pretest
3. The Outer Core is composed of liquefied
metals such as _____ and _____
a. gold and silver
b. aluminum and granite
c. iron and nickel
d. diamond and sapphire
 Pretest
4. Which of the ff. layers of the earth is the
largest being an estimated 1800
miles/2900 km thick?
a. Outer Core
b. Lithosphere
c. Mantle
d. Asthenosphere
 Pretest
5. This boundary lies between the Earth’s
crust and its mantle at a depth of about 22
mi (35 km) below.
a. Double-prime
b. Mesosphere
c. Moho
d. Asthenosphere
Activity 9: Word Search
Crust
✓outermost layer
of our planet,
which comprises
the continents
and ocean
basins. It is about
70 kilometers
thick.
35-70 kms thick

5-10 kms thick

Mantle
✓ It is about 2,900
kilometers (1,800
miles) thick and is
separated into an
upper and lower
mantle.
✓ It is here where most of
Earth's internal heat is
located.
✓ The mantle is mainly
composed of ferro-
magnesium silicates.
Core
✓ The outer core is 2,300
kilometers (1,429 miles)
thick, while the inner
core is 1,200 kilometers
(746 miles) thick.
✓ The outer core is mainly
composed of a nickel-
iron alloy (liquid iron),
while the inner core is
almost entirely composed
of a pure solid iron
body.
 Mohorovicic
discontinuity
✓ The boundary
between the crust
and the mantle
Gutenberg
discontinuity
✓ The boundary
between the mantle
and core
Activity 10: Label and Color
Me
Activity 11: Draw a Line
 Posttest
1. Which of the following is the
outermost layer of the Earth?

a. crust c. discontinuity
b. core d. mantle
 Posttest
2. Which of the following stores
magma and located in a region
just beneath the crust all the way
to the core?
a. crust c. mantle
b. inner core d. outer core
 Posttest
3. The Outer Core is composed of liquefied
metals such as _____ and _____
a. gold and silver
b. aluminum and granite
c. iron and nickel
d. diamond and sapphire
 Posttest
4. Which of the ff. layers of the earth is the
largest being an estimated 1800
miles/2900 km thick?
a. Outer Core
b. Lithosphere
c. Mantle
d. Asthenosphere
 Posttest
5. This boundary lies between the Earth’s
crust and its mantle at a depth of about 22
mi (35 km) below.
a. Double-prime
b. Mesosphere
c. Moho
d. Asthenosphere