Surfin’ Safari: Earth’s Core
Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____
DIRECTIONS: Use the information on Ms. Kaiter’s webpage link: Earth’s
Core to complete the questions on this handout.
1. The Earth’s CORE is made of which two (2) magnetic metals by
percentage?
70%_________________________ and 30% ________________________
2. The United States five (5) cent coin is called a nickel. What percent
of this coin is made of the metal nickel?
______________________ %
3. List three (3) foods that naturally contain the essential mineral IRON.
A)
B)
C)
4. What is the cause of the medical conditions called ANEMIA and PICA?
What are the effects of having anemia and pica?
Cause of Anemia and Pica:
Effects of Anemia:
Effects of Pica:
5. A) The INNER CORE is what state of matter? S ___ ___ ___ ___
B) The OUTER CORE is what state of matter? L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
6. What are the two (2) INDIRECT methods that are used to find out what
the CORE of our planet is like?
A)
B)
7. Which Danish seismologist (earthquake scientist) is famous for having
first discovered the Earth’s CORE in 1936?
8. Who wrote the famous book entitled, Journey to the Center of the Earth, a
science-fiction novel about an adventure to a make-believe world inside our
planet?
9. Define geographic pole:
10. Define magnetic pole:
11. How many degrees is the Earth’s geographic pole off from the
magnetic pole?
12. The Earth’s South Magnetic Pole is located just off the coast of:
13. Who were the first two individuals to reach the Earth’s South Pole?
___________________________ and _____________________________
14. The Earth’s North Magnetic Pole is currently located in the icy, frozen
region of the ____________________ Ocean.
15. When using a magnetic compass, the RED needle of the compass
always points to: