PPT-Minerals The Earth’s crust is made up of two things:

Minerals and Rocks Coal Scoria Gneiss You should see lots of different minerals in every single rock Minerals are individual crystals of all the same stuff Rocks are combinations . Do you REALLY believe?. ?. ?. . All the planets of the solar system came out of the Sun!!. Humans have been able to peep into the mantle!!. All the Interior of the Earth is in molten state!!. The Earth has only one North Pole!!. pg. . 115. http://www.indiana.edu/~g103/G103/week9/wk9.html. . http://www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/EarthSC202Notes/quakes.htm. . Folding. : . When . Rock Layers. . Bend. . because of STRESS. What are anticlines?. Layers of the Earth. 1. 2. / . 24. 3. / . 24. Plate Tectonics. Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into plates. Hot, weak asthenosphere allows for plates to move. Plates are in motion and continually changing in shape and size. UNIT 1. What is Geology. Geology is the study of Earth, including the materials that it is made of, the physical and chemical changes that take place on its surface and in its interior and the history of the planet and its life form. What does this graph show us?. Density of Earth as Distance from Core Increases. Remember when the Earth was molten? …. More dense elements “sank” to center of Earth!. 3 Chemical Layers of Earth. Presented by Kesler Science. What are the main characteristics of the Earth’s layers?. How can the Earth’s layers be illustrated?. Essential Questions:. Earth's Layers. Earth’s Crust. The outer layer of the Earth. Earth’s Layers Vocabulary. Inner core . – a ball of hot solid metal at the center of the earth. Outer core . – liquid layer of metal that surrounds the inner core. Mantle. . – earth’s thickest layer between the outer core and crust made of magma. The Layers of the Earth. The Earth is an oblate spheroid – the . Solid Earth. . . It is composed of a number of . different layers. as determined by deep drilling and . seismic. evidence.. The Four Basic Layers. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQx2wLyagk4. . Essential Question:. How are layers of the Earth different from one another?. Standard:. S6E5a. Compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core including temperature, density, and composition.. Chapter 5. Minerals of Earth’s Crust. Chapter. 5. Standards. SES3d. Explain . the processes that transport and deposit material in terrestrial and marine sedimentary basins, which result, over time, in sedimentary rock. . All rocks are made up of 2 or more of these minerals. . Minerals are not rocks!. Silicon and oxygen are the most abundant elements in the crust and in minerals. Oxygen is the most abundant element in minerals. Inner Core. Outer Core. Mantle. Crust. The Layers of the Earth. 3. Crust. Thinnest layer; density 3 g/cm. 3. The Earth's . outermost. . layer of the 4 main layers. The crust is typically about . 30-40 km thick beneath continents. …the same type of mineral! They are examples of quartz!!. Haha! Tricked you! These are all…. There are over 3000 types of minerals in the Earth’s crust. As you could see with the quartz, often times even the . Mineral Characteristics. What is a mineral?. Naturally . occuring. Not . man-made. (synthetic) or biologically produced. . Pearls, . styrofoam. , charcoal are not minerals. Inorganic. Not formed from processes involving organisms (living or once living).