Layers of the Earth
Plate Boundaries
Landforms
Types of Plate Boundaries
This and That
100
The surface of the Earth is this layer.
Crust
100
How many different types of plate boundaries are there?
Three
100
A large area of flat land
Plain
100
What type of plate boundary is shown?
Divergent
100
Which layer of the Earth is divided into plates?
Crust
200
This layer is below the crust and can be described as "squishy"
Mantle
200
In which type of plate boundary do plates slide past each other?
Transform
200
A body of water completely surrounded by land
Lake
200
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
Convergent
200
A mid-ocean ridge might be found at this type of boundary.
Divergent
300
This is the hottest layer
The inner core
300
In this type of plate boundary, the plates move away from each other.
Divergent
300
A mountain formed around a vent in the Earth's crust through which lava or gas can erupt
Volcano
300
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
Transform
300
What do we call magma when it has reached the Earth's surface?
Lava
400
The earth's crust is broken into pieces called:
plates
400
In this type of plate boundary, the plates move toward each other.
Convergent
400
a large area of elevated land; flat on top
Plateau
400
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
Divergent
400
The area around the Pacific Ocean in which most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes can be found.
The Ring of Fire
500
The melted rock of the mantle is called:
magma
500
At which type of plate boundary might an earthquake form?
Transform
500
A landform that has water on three sides.
Peninsula
500
What plate boundary is shown here?
Convergent
500
There are two types of crust. What are they?
Continental Crust and Oceanic Crust