At the end of this activity, students should be able to: û define the relative positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun in the Universe û name the layers of the Earth û describe the properties of the main layers within the Earth û compare the abundance of elements in the Earth’s crust and in the whole of the Earth û specify the sources of information used to determine the structure of the inner part of the Earth û describe how density, pressure and temperature vary with depth from the surface û specify the position of the magnetic poles of the Earth.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.