Layers of the Earth
How many layers are there in the Earth?
4.
What are Tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates Are big pieces of land (crust).
Name all of the 7 continents?
Antarctica, Australia, Aisa, Africa, Europ, North America, and South America.
What is pangea?
Pangea is the supercontinent made up of all the other continents.
What is a geologist?
Scientist that studies the earth.
True or False? Is the Inner Core solid?
True, the Inner Core is solid.
what direction do transform plates move?
Transform - Slide past each other in opposite directions.
What continent do we live on?
North America.
What is a Greek word for Pangea?
All lands.
What food are the layers of the earth compared to?
An egg.
Why is the inner core solid?
The Inner Core is solid because all of the other layers are putting pressure on the inner core.
How fast do the tectonic plates move?
As fast as your fingernails grow.
Where were the continents located millions of years ago?
Southern Hemisphere.
When was Pangea formed?
Formed about 280 million years ago.
What is the mantle made of?
Magnesium, aluminum, silicon, and oxygen silicates.
Why is the mantle compared to a jelly sandwich?
because its made up of (solid rock, liquid rock, solid rock) like a jelly sanwitch.
Where are Tectonic Plates located?
On top of Mantle/in the crust.
what continent is Israel located?
Asia.
Fill in the blank: Pangea is the first _______.
First supercontinent.
How many continents were there 200 million years ago?
2.
What are the names of the layers of the earth?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core.
what direction do convergent plates move?
Convergent - Collide/move together.
Why are there 7 Continents?
Because the Tectonic Plates move.
The scientist study fossils to confirm that there were only 2 _______ 200 million years ago?
Continents.
What direction do divergent plates move?
Diversion - Move apart/separate.