What bests describes hot rock rising and cool rock sinking?
What is convection
100
In which of Earths Layers would you find convection currents?
What is The Mantle
100
What causes earthquakes
What is the sliding of two continental plates past one another
100
Where would you least likely be able to find lava erupting from the earth?
What is the middle of tectonic plate
100
Which of Earths layers are as hot as the sun?
What is Inner Core
200
Whats the difference between inner and outer core?
What is One is solid one is liquid
200
Which of Earths Layers is the most dense?
What is Inner Core
200
What process best explains two plates sliding past one another?
What is transform
200
What is least likely to occur where plates are moving toward each-other?
What is Seafloor Spreading
200
What are the three earth's layers based on chemical composition
What is crust, mantle, core
300
Which layer of Earth contains tectonic plates?
What is Lithosphere
300
Why does the crust float on top of the mantle?
What is Differences in density
300
What geological event occurs at the mid-ocean ridge?
What is Seafloor Spreading
300
Which form of energy is responsible for the movement of plates?
What is Heat Energy
300
Name the layers of the earth from most dense to least dense.
What is Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
400
What's an example of a slow geological event?
What is Mountain Building
400
Convection currents result in the following:
What is Movement of Plates
400
Whats the difference between divergent and convergent boundaries?
What is Convergent/Collides Divergent/Separates
400
Where would you be most likely find the oldest rock sample?
A. At mid-ocean ridge
B. 1000 meters from mid-ocean ridge
C. 500 meters from mid-ocean ridge
D. 1500 meters from mid-ocean ridge
What is D
400
What happens at divergent boundaries?
What is Two plates move away from each other
500
What theory explains causes of slow and rapid geological events to occur?
What is Theory of Plate Tectonics
500
What causes mountains to form?
What is Collision of two continental plates
500
What happens at a transform boundary that causes earthquakes?
What is Two plates slide or glide past one another
500
Which of the following would best represent the convection current in the mantle
A. A boiling pot of water
B. your phone heats up from sitting in the sun
C. A cup of hot chocolate burns your hand
D. An ice cube melts from sitting in your hand