science m1-2

14 - Inside the Earth: A Deep Journey

Title

Inside the Earth: A Deep Journey

Reading 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!

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Vocabulary

Definitions:

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.

Items:

Label: Crust
Answer: A
Label: Core
Answer: B
Label: Journey
Answer: C
Label: Mantle
Answer: D
Label: Liquid
Answer: E

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: We live on the Earth's
After: which is the outside layer.
Answer: crust
Before: It would take a long time to finish a
After: to the center of the Earth.
Answer: journey
Before: The
After: is very hot and is under the crust.
Answer: mantle
Before: The inner
After: is a solid ball of metal.
Answer: core
Before: Water and milk are examples of
After: things.
Answer: liquid