Structures of Earth
Plates of Earth
How Mountains are Formed
Earthquake
Volcanoes
100
very center of earth
What is the inner core?
100
The surface of Earth is made up of large sections called_____________
What is plates?
100
it takes ______________ of years for mountains to form?
What is millions?
100
is the shaking of the surface of Earth when the plats of Earth move.
What is an earthquake?
100
when the plates of earth collide sometimes a ___________ is formed
What is a volcano?
200
the crust is the Earth's_________ layer
What is outer?
200
the plates of the crust rest on the hot __________rock of the mantle below them.
What is liquid?
200
Mountains can be formed when plates that make up Earth's ____________ move?
What is crust?
200
most earthquakes are caused by
What is sudden movements of plates along a fault?
200
what is the opening of a volcano called?
What is a vent?
300
the inner core is ____________ because of the pressure from layers above
What is solid?
300
Most plates move from ______ in to ____ inches a year.
What is 1/4 to 4 inches?
300
low shaped mountains
What is dome?
300
giant wave
What is a tsunami?
300
are formed when lava spreads out around the vent
What is a shield volcano?
400
the outer core is made up of ___________
What is hot liquid metal?
400
Plates can move in__________ ways?
What is several?
400
are formed when plates collide head on
What is fold mountains?
400
the place on the surface of Earth that is directly above the focus
What is epicenter
400
are made when a volcano erupts violently and throw cinders out the top
What are cinder cones?
500
Earth is shaped like a ball and is made up of four layers; __________,____________, ______________, and_________________
What is inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust?
500
the line where two plates pas each other is called
What is a fault?
500
hot melted rock that spews out of the ground
What is lava?
500
Many earthquakes take place in an area know as the
What is Ring of Fire?
500
are volcanic rocks about the size of a golf ball
What are cinders?
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