Chapter 4 Plate Tectonics
Reading for Meaning
Section 1
Earth's Interior
Pre-Reading
PREVIEW
Diagrams, Figures, Picture
Page 132-133
Exploring Inside the Earth
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What evidence do geologists use to learn about
Earth's Interior?
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What causes seismic waves?
Pre-Reading
PREVIEW
Diagrams, Figures, Picture
Page 134-135
AJourney to the Center of
the Earth
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What are the main layers of the Earth?
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How do the layers of Earth vary?
The Crust
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What is the Earth's Crust and what is included in
the Earth's crust?
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What are the 2 types of crust? What are they
each made up of?
Pre-Reading
PREVIEW
Diagrams, Figures, Picture
Page 136-137
The Mantle
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What is the Earth's mantle made up of?
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What are the different layers of the mantle?
The Core
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What is the Earth's core made up of?
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What are the two parts of the core?
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What do scientists think create Earth's magnetic
field?
Earth's
Layers
3rd Layer
1st layer
4th
Layer
2nd Layer
Your diagram should have the names of the layers listed.