Layers of Earth
Thinnest compositional layers of earth.
What is the Crust?
When two plates come together.
What is convergent boundaries?
Magma is called this once reaching the surface.
What is lava?
A crack in the earth's surface.
What is a fault?
The hottest compositional layer of earth.
What is the Core?
When two plates pull apart.
What is divergent boundaries?
Lava is called this underground.
What is Magma?
The area where an earthquake actually takes place.
What is the focus?
The hottest physical layer.
What is the Inner Core?
When two plates slide against each other.
What is transform boundaries?
Where magma comes out.
What is a vent?
Directly above the focus.
What is the epicenter?
The layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
What is the lithoshere?
What is the boundary where mountains and valleys form.
What is Convergent boundaries?
Where you can see magma underground but no volcano is there.
What is a hot spot?
On which boundary do earthquakes happen?
What is all boundaries?
The layer under the lithosphere.
What is Asthenosphere?
The boundary on where the ring of fire is located on.
What is all types of boundaries?
Area of volcanoes around the oceans where 90% of volcanoes are located.
What is the Ring of Fire?
When a rock goes back to original state after deformation.
What is elastic rebound?