Layers of the earth

Layers of the Earth• Skin of the peach is the crust • Meat of the peach is the mantle • Pit of the peach is the core... IGNEOUS ROCKS• Formed from molten material including volcanic lava

Layers of the Earth

• Skin of the peach is the crust

• Meat of the peach is the mantle

• Pit of the peach is the

core

Layers of the EARTH

CRUST

5 to 25 miles thick

and up to 1,600 F

MANTLE

1,800 miles thick

and up to 8,000 F

OUTER CORE 1,400 miles thick and up to 11,000 F

INNER CORE

800 miles thick and up to 13,000 F

TYPES OF ROCKS

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

IGNEOUS ROCKS

• Formed from molten material including volcanic lava, ash, or bombs as well as

magma below Earth’s surface

TYPES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS

BASALT

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

• Made of layers that have been pressed or cemented together

• Pebbles, sand, silt, or clay are sediments

• Shells and bones can also be sediments

TYPES OF SEDIMENTARY

ROCKS

METAMORPHIC ROCKS

• Rocks that are changed by intense heat and pressure while inside Earth’s surface

• Igneous, sedimentary, and even metamorphic rocks can be changed into different

TYPES OF METAMORPHIC

ROCKS

ROCK CYCLE

• The rock cycle is

a never-ending process of rocks forming,

weathering, and changing into other rocks

ROCK CYCLE