NAME: ___________________________________________ SUBJECT: _____________________________

YEAR AND SECTION: _____________________________ TEACHER: _____________________________

ACTIVITY: CRUST, CRUST, CRUST!

I. OBJECTIVES:
 Organize significant information about the earth’s crust using graphic organizer.
 Differentiate oceanic from continental crust.
 Identify the reason of the difference in densities of the two regions of the crust.

II. MATERIALS: Pen and activity sheet

III. PROCEDURES:
 Using your science book, read about the mantle on page 48-50 to supply the answers on the graphic
organizer below.

DESCRIPTION/DEFINITION: COMPOSITION
ELEMENTS PERCENTAGE

THE CRUST
THICKNESS
FROM THE SURFACE:
UNDERNEATH MOUNTAINS:

TWO REGIONS: TWO LAYERS:

1. 2. 1. 2.

RELATIVE THICKNESS: RELATIVE THICKNESS: ROCK TYPE: ROCK TYPE:

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WHERE IT CAN BE FOUND?
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ROCK TYPE:
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WHERE IT CAN BE FOUND?
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ROCK TYPE:
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CAN BE FOUND ONLY IN THE:
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CAN BE FOUND ON BOTH IN
THE:
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Additional question: what is the reason why the oceanic crust is denser compared to continental crust?
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Teacher-made activity:
Edwin M. Guanko II, SST-II
Science Department