Warm Up Questions for Inside the Earth Unit
1. If you traveled to the center of the Earth, what do you think you would find along
the way and once you got there?
2. Draw the layers of the Earth in order.
3. Identify each layer by its physical properties.
4. Identify each layer by its chemical composition.
5. What is a tectonic plate?
6. Explain the term Pangaea. What was it? What were the names of the two
supercontinents?
7. Explain the theory of continental drift.
8. Describe the three types of plate boundaries.
9. What is seismology?
10. How do earthquakes affect society?
11. What is the difference in an explosive and non-explosive volcano?
12. Illustrate a model of a volcano including vent, magma chamber, and lava.