14 - Inside the Earth: A Deep Journey
14 - Inside the Earth: A Deep Journey
Title
Inside the Earth: A Deep JourneyReading Text
Imagine taking a journey deep inside the Earth. It is like an onion with many layers. We start on the crust. This is the thin, hard outer layer where we live. Below the crust is the mantle. It is very thick and hot. The rocks here are soft and can move slowly. Deeper still, we find the core. The outer core is made of very hot liquid metal. Finally, we reach the inner core at the center. It is a solid ball of metal. It is hotter than the surface of the sun!
Activities
Vocabulary
- Text: The hard outer layer of the Earth.
- Text: The very center of a planet.
- Text: A long trip from one place to another.
- Text: The hot layer between the crust and the core.
- Text: Something that flows like water; not solid.
- Label: CrustAnswer: A
- Label: CoreAnswer: B
- Label: JourneyAnswer: C
- Label: MantleAnswer: D
- Label: LiquidAnswer: E
- Before: We live on the Earth'sAfter: which is the outside layer.Answer: crust
- Before: It would take a long time to finish aAfter: to the center of the Earth.Answer: journey
- Before: TheAfter: is very hot and is under the crust.Answer: mantle
- Before: The innerAfter: is a solid ball of metal.Answer: core
- Before: Water and milk are examples ofAfter: things.Answer: liquid
- Text: to be generatedAnswer: The crust is the outer layer.
- Text: to be generatedAnswer: The mantle is very hot rock.
- Text: to be generatedAnswer: The core is in the center.
- Text: to be generatedAnswer: The Earth is like an onion.
- Text: to be generatedAnswer: We cannot go inside the Earth.
Comprehension
- Text: The Earth only has one layer.Answer: false
- Text: Humans live on the crust.Answer: true
- Text: The mantle is cold and hard.Answer: false
- Text: The outer core is made of liquid metal.Answer: true
- Text: The inner core is hotter than the sun's surface.Answer: true
Written Expression
- Text: Which layer of the Earth do you think is the most interesting? Why?
- Text: Imagine you can travel to the center of the Earth. What do you see?
Examples:
- I think the mantle is interesting because the rocks can move.
- I see red rocks and hot fire. It is very dark.
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