What’s In
Activity 1: Earth’s Layers
Directions. Label the diagram below with the names of each layers. Include
a brief description of each of the Earth’s layers.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
Activity 2: Which of which?
Directions. Identify the sources of internal heat by writing RH for
radiogenic heat and PH for primordial heat. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
____1. Presence of different isotopes of heat producing element in the mantle
and crust.
____2. Internal heat accumulated by dissipation of planet.
____3. Release of accretional energy.
____4. Processes involved in mantle convection.
____5. Release of thermal energy as a result of spontaneous nuclear
disintegration.
Activity 4: My Notepad
Directions. In your own words, how do the three (3) major processes of heat
transfer affect the temperature of the Earth? Write your answer on the
space provided.
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What is It
Activity 5: Fill me up!
Directions. Use the word bank to fill in the gaps in the passage below.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Convection Earth’s plates
Plates
Convection current Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Plate tectonics
Crust
The surface layer of the earth is called the ___________________. This
layer is broken up into pieces called ___________________. These
__________________ “float” on the mantle. Heat rising and falling inside the
mantle creates current called _____________________. The ___________________
current move the __________________. This movement is known as
___________________. The movement of the earth’s plate causes earthquakes
and ___________________.
What’s More
What’s inside the Earth’s Mantle?
Figure A. Convection
Figure B. Conduction
Figure A shows a convection cell, warm material rises (up to the surface of
the earth) and cool material sinks. These cooled materials will eventually
turn to land formation. In mantle convection, the heat source is the core.
The core of the earth is very hot. It is nearly as hot as the surface of the sun
– about 6000˚C. Convection current is relevant to the movement of tectonic
plate because the heat builds up pressure underneath the crust (tectonic
plates). As they become unstable, they push against each other (subduction)
and rise upwards or one goes under the other.
Figure B shows the process of conduction on how air molecules come in
contact with the warmer surface of the land or ocean, resulting to the
increase of its thermal energy through conduction . The thermal energy of
the core is transferred to the surface of the earth and the lower levels of
ocean by conduction.
Activity 6: Picture Analysis
Directions. Read and analyze figures A and B. Answer the questions stated
below.
a. Figure A shows the process of convection in the earth’s mantle.
How does it affect the formation of mountains and the
temperature in the surface (ground)?
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b. How the convection current affects the movement of tectonic
plates?
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c. How convection in earth’s interior and conduction in the surface
affect the temperature in our atmosphere?
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d. How subduction cause the formation of land mass like mountains
and volcano?
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e. Why does earthquake occur in subduction zone? (The area where
subduction occur)
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Synthesis: Based from figure A and B, how convection and conduction is
interrelated?
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Activity 7: Crossword Puzzle
Directions. Complete the crossword by filling in the word that describes
each clue.
Across:
2. air molecules come in contact with warmer molecules
3. crust are made up of puzzle – like landmass called _____.
4. rising and falling movement of material in the mantle
5. when tectonic plates push with each other
7. it is the result of movement of earth’s plate
Down:
1. elements that play a vital role in Earth’s internal heat
6. least important mode of heat transport
8. warm material rise; cool material ______.
9. heats build up underneath the crust
What I Can Do
Activity 6: Illustrate and Explain
Directions. Illustrate the example indicated in the given scenario in the box
where conduction and convection are applied. Then, relate it to the
processes occurring in the Earth’s internal heat.
CONDUCTION
Chocolate candy in your hand will eventually melt as the heat from your
body is released and makes it melted.
Explanation:
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CONVECTION
A heater in the hot air balloon heats the air. The air inside is trapped
causing the balloon to rise.
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