Types of layers
Plate tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Mixture of All
100
what is the most inner layer
inner core
100
What is the Reptile fossil found in south america and Africa
Mesosaurus
100
What is the branch of science in which earthquakes are studied Seismology
Seismology
100
What is magma
hot liquid material below the earts surface
100
An underwater chain Mid-ocean Ridge
Mid-ocean Ridge
200
outer coreWhat is the second most inner layer
outer core
200
What is the evidence that africa was once cold Glacial deposits
Glacial deposits
200
A motion that occurs when plates pull away from eachother
Divergent motion
200
What are large amounts of hot ash, dust, and gases are ejected from a volcano Pyroclastic
Pyroclastic
200
What type of volcano will erupt in the near future
Dormant
300
What is the third most ourter layer
mantle
300
What is the fossil fern in africa, australia, india, south, America, and antarctica
Glossopteris
300
A motion that occurs when two plates slide past each other Convergent motion
Convergent motion
300
Craters, calderas and lava plateaus are all volcanic what
landforms
300
When the magnitude increases by 1 on the ritcher scale, how much damage does it cause
10
400
What is the most outer layer of the earths surface
crust
400
What is the location of the youngest seafloor rocks nearest to the ridge
nearest to the ridge
400
A motion that occurs when plates push together
transform motion
400
The hawiian islands are located where far away from any plate boundary
far away from any plate boundary
400
A type of folded mountain
Appalachins
500
What is the densest layer inner core
inner core
500
Who was the scientist who suggested the theory of continental drift
Alfred wegner
500
What is probably the easiest way to find an earthquakes epicenterm
S-P time method
500
changes in what two things causes magma to form Pressure and temperature
Pressure and temperature
500
Place where the seafloor is forced down into the mantle trench
trench
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