Earth's Layers
The crust
What is the outermost layer of Earth?
It is a large singular landmass
What is pangea?
Stress
What causes deformation of rocks?
a place where gas, ash, or melted rock comes out of the ground
What is a volcano?
What is an earthquake?
Tectonic plates
What moves on top of the Asthenosphere?
Convergent boundary, divergent boundary, transform boundary
What are the three plate boundaries?
Rocks bending
What causes rocks to fold?
low explosion
What will happen when the volcano has low viscosity?
boundaries of tectonic plate
Where do most earthquakes happen?
Between the core and crust
Where is the mantle located?
Tectonic plates
What is the lithosphere divided into?
Compression
What king of stress makes reverse faults?
Shield volcano
Which type of volcano has a broad base and gently sloping sides?
A break in Earth's crust where blocks of rock move
What is a fault?
Movement of matter that results from differences in density caused by differences in temperature
What is convection?
Locations of mountain ranges, rock formation, fossils of same species, climatic conditions
What 4 pieces of evidence suggest continents move?
Transform boundary
Where are strike-slip faults found?
Mid-ocean ridge
What do undersea volcanoes lead to?
Tsunamis
What can earthquakes under water cause