Layers of the Earth
Is made of rocks and soil (5 to 25 miles thick)
The Crust
The upper part of the mantle and the crust
Lithosphere
Is an area on Earth where the plates collide (push together)
Convergent Boundaries
Earthquakes are caused from ________ boundaries
Transform Boundaries
Is made of Solid and melted rock (1,800 miles thick)
The Mantle
The zone of the Earth's mantle under the lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Places where plates are pulling apart
Divergent Boundaries
Ocean Ridges and Rift Valleys are caused from _______ boundaries.
Divergent Boundaries
Is solid metal (800 miles thick)
A theory in geology that the lithosphere is divided into moving plates
Tectonic Plates
Places where tectonic plates slide against one another
Transform Boundaries
Mountains are caused from ________ boundaries.
Convergent Boundaries
Is liquid metal (1,400 miles thick)
Outer Core
BONUS QUESTION:
Who first stated the theory of Pangaea and Continental Drift
Alfred Wegener
BONUS QUESTION:
What is it called when plate boundaries meet and one slides under the other?
Subduction
BONUS QUESTION:
Can you list all the layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core