Discuss the different layers of Earth's structure.

Compare and Contrast How are the inner

and outer core similar and different? (Both
are made ofmetal. The nner core s solid
because of rile pressure of the ayers
pushing down on t. The ourer coreis hot
liquid metal.)

Connect What is the relationship between

the crust and the mantle? (The manrle s a
rhick
rocky !ayer rhatsurrounds che core. Even chough
ir s so/id, r can f/ow. The crusr s rhe
ourermost layer of rocks andm nerals. /tis
very rhin and light compared to the
mante,and it floats on top of rhe mantle.)

Compare How does the amount of surface

covered with water compare with the
amount of surface covered bylandforms?
(About 71 per cent of the surlace s covered
with water, while abour 29 percentis covered
by land.)