LAYERS
SPHERES
VOLCANOES
PLATE MOVEMENT
HODGEPODGE
100
THE VERY CENTER OF THE EARTH
What is CORE
100
Air, water, other substances above the surface
What is ATMOSPHERE
100
LAVA FLOWS EVENLY, CREATING A LOW, FLAT VOLCANO
What is SHIELD VOLCANO
100
TRUE OR FALSE: SPREADING CAN ONLY OCCUR ON THE OCEANIC CRUST
What is FALSE
100
The theory of one single supercontinent which began to break up 180 million years ago
What is CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY
200
THIN LAYER KNOWN AS "ICING ON THE CAKE"
What is CRUST
200
Water in oceans, lakes, rivers, and underground sources
What is HYDROSPHERE
200
When magma reaches the surface, it is known as ______
What is LAVA
200
When two continental plates collide
What is CONVERGENCE
200
The split at top of ridge during spreading
What is RIFT VALLEY
300
It is about 1,800 miles thick and makes up nearly 80 percent of the Earth's total volume.
What is MANTLE
300
Soil, rocks, landforms, and other surface features
What is LITHOSPHERE
300
SPEWS MOSTLY GRAVEL-LIKE AND SAND-LIKE ROCK
What is CINDER CONE VOLCANO
300
When an oceanic plate (thinner) slides under continental plate (thicker) toward mantle
What is SUBDUCTION
300
Younger rocks push away older rocks along underwater ridge system during __________________
What is SEAFLOOR SPREADING
400
WHICH PART OF THE CORE IS MOLTEN LIQUID
What is OUTER CORE
400
Plants, animals, and other living things in the water and land
What is BIOSPHERE
400
It is a series of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
What is the RING OF FIRE
400
When two plates slide or grind past each other
What is FAULTING
400
The study of earth’s physical structure and history
What is GEOLOGY
500
THE CORE IS MADE UP OF THESE TWO ELEMENTS.
What is IRON and NICKEL
500
Made up of the crust and upper mantle
What is LITHOSPHERE
500
Alternates between spewing lava and cinders
What is COMPOSITE VOLCANO
500
The circular movement caused when a material is heated, expands and rises, and falls.
What is CONVECTION
500
THE APPROXIMATE AGE OF THE EARTH
What is 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD
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