Unit 6, lesson 1
What are Earth’s major
systems?
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A cycle is a series of events or
processes that is repeated again and
again, always in the same order
Why is the water we drink today the same
water that was on Earth millions of years ago?
Because the Earth is a closed system
and the water is going through its
continuous cycle.
Why does the amount of water remain
same on the earth all the time?
Water continually evaporates,
condenses, and precipitates, and on a
basis, evaporation approximately
equals precipitation.
Earth Layers
The earth is not made
up of one big solid
rock.
The Earth is divided
into four main layers:
1- Crust
2- Mantle
3- Outer core
4- Inner core
The crust
Thin,Outer Layer
– Layer we live on
It is similar to the shell of an
egg and the peel of an apple
because it is very thin
Composition - Crust
Broken into 2 different types:
Oceanic
– Under Oceans
– Thinner
Continental
– Under Continents
– Thicker
The crust of the continents is almost three times
as thick as the crust under oceans.
The Mantle
- The mantle is the
layer below the crust.
- It is much thicker than
the crust, at almost 3000
km thick.
- Made of Iron and
Magnesium
What about the rocks
inside ?
As we go deeper in the mantle the
temperature rises and rocks are hot
Outer Core
- The core of the
Earth is like a ball
of very hot metals.
- The outer core is
liquid.
- The outer core is
made up of iron and
Nickel.
Where the magnetic field of the
earth is created ?
- In the outer core
Inner Core
- Solid Metal Layer
- Iron and Nickel
- Extreme Pressure
causes the particles
of rock to be
packed very tightly
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Why are the rocks in the inner core solid
even though the temperature is so high ?
Because the high pressure in
the inner core causes the
particles of rock to be packed
very tightly
erosion weatherin
g
How organic material is
WHAT IS the rock
cycle ?
The changing of rocks from one kind to
another is called the rock cycle.
Each type of rock can be changed into
another type of rock.
Sedimentary rocks
Rock cycle
Weathering
The rocks change into
Metamorphic rocks.
Lesson check
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Lesson roundup
P. 387
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b and d
a
photosynthe
sis
energy
decomposers
Lesson quiz
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A
c
B
The living things on earth or
animals
The hydrosphere contains all the water on
the surface of Earth, including frozen water
like glaciers.
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