Layers of the Earth
What layer is the hottest
How does the rock cycle restart again
After the rock comes up to the surface after coming out of the volcanoe
What is the ring called where volcanoes and earthquakes happen most frequently when the plates are moving
The Ring of Fire
What can people use to map where Sea-Floor Spreading is
A sonar
What are the 3 types of heat transfer
Convection, Conduction, Radiation
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth
The crust
What are the 3 types of rocks
Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
Where are plate tectonics found
Earths crust and the mantle
What are the 2 types of Sea-Floor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridges and Deep Ocean Trenches
What are the 3 types of Stress
Tension, Compression and Shearing
What are the 3 layers of the Earth
Crust, Mantle and Core
How does a metamorphic rock turn into an igneous rock
After the rock cools down from being in lava
What's causing Plate Tectonics
The heat from radioactive process within the planets interior
Where are Mid-Ocean Ridges
hundreds of meters under the water
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries
Divergent, Convergent and Transform
Which part of the Earths layers is made of liquid
How does the rock cycle start
What do plate tectonics cause
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, sea-floor spreading and mountain formation
Molten material forms several kilometers beneath the surface, rises, and what happens next
It erupts
What are the 3 types of faults
Normal, Reverse and Strike Slips
What is the deepest layer of the Earth
The inner core
After the rock falls into the ocean, what happens next
It gets burred under lots of sand
Who created the idea of plate tectonics
Alfred wegner
What does Sea-Floor Spreading do
It adds new material to the bottom of the ocean
What are the 2 types of Sea-Floor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridge and Deep-Ocean Trench