Warm-Up 1. How far is the earth from the sun?

2. What are the three layers of the earth?

3. What theory states that the earth is made up of plates or huge slabs of rock that move? This theory also helps to explain the existence of earthquakes and volcanoes.

4. Describe the following three landforms and give an example.

1. Plateau – 2. Isthmus – 3. Peninsula –

5. Approximately what percentage of the earth's surface is water?

3rd Rock From the Sun

Inside the Earth

• Core• Mantle- Magma• Crust

On and Above Earth

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

Continental Drift

• Pangaea • Super continent• Split and moved

around• 7 continents

Landforms

• Relief – Height of objects

• Topography

• Continental Shelf– Ocean Floor– Google Earth

• Page RA2 & RA3

The part of Earth that contains oceans, river, lakes & other water

is…1. Hydrosphere

2. Lithosphere

3. Atmosphere

4. Biosphere

Hydrosp

here

Lithosp

here

Atmosp

here

Biosphere

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The layer of the planet that is home to circulating magma is….

1. Core

2. Mantle

3. Crust

Core

Mantle

Crust

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The supercontinent that broke apart in today’s continents was known

as….1. Pandora

2. Beringia

3. Pangaea

Pandora

Beringia

Pangae

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Essential Question

• How have humans used technology to modify the physical environment in order to settle areas in Southwest Asia?– GHW.9.3

Bodies of Water

• Oceans

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Ground Water & Water Table

• 71% of earth• Distributes heat by currents

• Circulation of Water

• Lakes hold 95% of fresh water

Salt Water to Freshwater

• Desalination– Removal of salt from ocean water

Warm-Up 1. How far is the earth from the sun?

2. What are the three layers of the earth?

3. What theory states that the earth is made up of plates or huge slabs of rock that move? This theory also helps to explain the existence of earthquakes and volcanoes.

4. Describe the following three landforms and give an example.

1. Plateau – 2. Isthmus – 3. Peninsula –

5. Approximately what percentage of the earth's surface is water?