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Warm Up, Sept. 5 th , 2013

Warm Up, Sept. 5 th , 2013. What do you know about the Earth’s formation? (minimum 20 words ) Explain how you think earthquakes happen . Why might there be earthquakes in California often, but rarely any in North Carolina?. Homework Check.

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Warm Up, Sept. 5 th , 2013

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  1. Warm Up, Sept. 5th, 2013 • What do you know about the Earth’s formation? (minimum 20 words) • Explain how you think earthquakes happen. • Why might there be earthquakes in California often, but rarely any in North Carolina?

  2. Homework Check • Have Homework on desk. Do not rip out. Glue in notebook if separate.

  3. Earth’s Layers Notes Notes and Definitions go here! Picture 1 goes here More definitions here. Picture 2 goes here

  4. Earth’s Layers Notes • Inner Core* - A ball of hot, solid metals. The pressure is so great that the heat cannot turn the metals into liquid. • Outer Core* - A layer of liquid metals that surround the core.

  5. Inner Core - A ball of hot, solid metals. The pressure is so great that the heat cannot turn the metals into liquid. • Outer Core - A layer of liquid metals that surround the core. • Mantle* - Earth’sthickest layer that is made up of hot rocks that are less dense than the metallic core. • Crust*- A thin layer of cooled rock.

  6. Lithosphere* - A rigid layer of cooler rock in the crust and upper mantle • Asthenosphere* - A layer of hotter, softer rock in the upper mantle. Crust Lithosphere Asthenosphere Mantle

  7. Alfred Wegener • Proposed the idea of continental drift.

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