Plates
Earth’s ____________ is made of hard, solid rock.
outer layer
____________ look for patterns in landforms and geologic events to better understand Earth.
Geologists
The word convergent means ______________.
moving toward the same place.
At ____________ plate boundaries, rocks rise from the mantle and harden, adding new solid rock to the edges of both plates.
divergent
Double: A ___________ is any of Earth’s main areas of land.
continent
The outer layer of Earth is divided into sections called ____________.
plates
Double: The plates of Earth’s outer layer move on top of a soft, solid layer of rock called the ___________.
mantle
Double: A ____________ is a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
cross section
Define constraints.
To _________means to examine something in detail for a purpose.
analyze
___________ is hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth.
Lava
Earth’s plates travel at a rate too ________ to be experienced by humans.
slow
The word divergent means ___________________.
moving apart in different directions
Mountains can also form at ___________ plate boundaries.
convergent
Share a scientific question.
Answer may vary.
Double: Magma is hot liquid rock ___________ Earth's surface.
below
The formula for rate is: rate = __________.
distance/time
A ____________ is a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.
landform
At convergent plate boundaries, one plate moves underneath the other plate and sinks into the _________.
mantle
Answer may vary.
A mid-ocean ridge is an _____________ formed when two plates move apart.
underwater mountain range
GPS stands for __________________.
Global Positioning System
List the planets in order from the sun.
Answers may vary.
What is a dependent variable?
what's being measured