Layers
fault lines
Plate tectonics
Plate tectonics
Potpourri
100

What is the outer layer of the Earth called?

Crust

100

Where do earthquakes occur?

fault lines

100

When two plates move toward each other, what kind of boundary is it?

Convergent

100

What was the name of the supercontinent several million years ago?

Pangaea 

100

Who did the boys basketball team play last night?

Lincoln

200

What is at the center of the planet?

Inner core

200

Where do most volcanoes occur?

fault lines

200

When two plates move away from one another, what kind of boundary is it?

Divergent

200

When one plate dives under another at a convergent boundary what is it called?

subduction zone

200

Which scientist wrote the origin of species?

Charles Darwin

300

What is the middle layer of the planet called?

Mantle

300

If a volcano erupts somewhere beside a fault, what is it called?

Hot spot

300

When two plates pass across one another, what type of boundary is it?

Transform

300

Underwater divergent boundaries leave rifts called what?

Mid-ocean ridges

300

What is the last day before Christmas break?

December 19

400

Which is the thickest layer of the planet?

Mantle

400

What is the name for the area of the world with the most volcanoes?

The ring of fire

400

What is left in the wake of a transform boundary?

A rift
400

Which theory did plate tectonics replace?

Continental drift

400

Who played the donkey in Shreck?

Eddie Murphy

500

Which layer of the planet moves?

All of them

500

Where is a super volcano located in North America?

Yellowstone

500

Which type of boundary is responsible for earthquakes?

All of them
500

What is molten rock called under the surface of the Earth?

magma

500

What is Black Widow's name?

Natasha Romanoff

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