Earth's Layers
This is the outer layer of the Earth. It is the thinnest layer.
What is the crust?
What is thermal?
When two plates move together it forms a _______ boundary.
What is convergent?
When plates slide past each other it creates pressure. When this pressure releases it causes the ground to shake which causes an ____________.
What is an earthquake?
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is known as __________.
What is weathering?
The thickest major layer of the Earth.
What is the mantle?
The constant moving of the plates is called ________.
What is continental drift?
When two plates slip (or slide) past each other it forms a ___________ boundary.
What is transform?
A ________is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma to reach the surface.
What is a volcano?
When sediment, rocks, and soil are moved from one place to another it is called _________.
What is erosion?
This layer of the Earth is a solid ball or iron and nickel.
What is the inner core?
The parts where the plates touch are called ________.
What is boundaries or faults?
When two plates move away from each other or apart it forms a ________ boundary.
What is divergent?
Volcanoes can be found along _________ boundaries.
What is convergent or divergent?
When sediment, rocks, and soil are dropped off in a new place it is called _____________.
What is deposition?
This layer is made up of liquid rock, mostly iron and nickel.
What is the outer core?
Plates float on top of the Earth's ________.
What is the crust?
At a transform boundary __________ usually occur.
What are earthquakes?
The center point of an earthquake on the Earth's surface is called the ________.
What is the epicenter?
Weathering can be caused by ________, _______, and plant growth.
What are wind and water?
As the depth beneath the crust increases the pressure ___________ and the temperature ___________.
What is increases and increases?
When all of the continents were once connected, scientists called the land mass ________.
What is Pangea?
At plate boundaries in the ocean trenches or ________ can occur.
What are mid ocean ridges?
The area on Earth where there are many volcanoes all around the Pacific Ocean is known as the _________.
What is the Ring of Fire?
Humans can also change the Earth's surface through _______ and _________.
What is mining and construction?