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Layers
forces
earthquakes
lava and wind
Everything else
100
The inner core of the Earth is
What is solid, hot, dense.
100
Plates move apart because of this pulling force
What is tension
100
waves that carry energy through Earth's rocks are called
What is seismic waves
100
This acts on mountains to change their size, height, or surface
What is erosion
100
When one plates sinks beneath another plate it is called
What is subduction
200
The outermost layer of the Earth is?
What is the crust
200
when a plate at a mid-ocean ridge slides down a slope it is called
What is ridge push
200
sliding plates cause
What is earthquakes
200
volcanic mountains are formed by
What is lava
200
The principle of what states that Earth's crust and lithosphere float on the the upper part of the mantle
What is isostasy
300
Earth is divided into how many layers
What is 4
300
tremendous pushing forces cause a squeezing of rock layers in these kind of mountains
What is folded
300
mountains made of huge rocks separated by faults are called
What is fault-block mountains
300
The opening of a volcano is called the
What is vent
300
what is the lithoshpere
What is rigid, includes mantle and upper crust and called plates.
400
The plasticlike part of the mantle is called the?
What is asthenosphere
400
When plates due this, the tremendous force causes mountains to form
What is collide
400
large fractures in rocks where movement occurs is called
What is fault
400
This layer of the Earth is made of molten metal
What is outer core
400
when does slab-pull occur
What is as plates move away from mid-ocean ridges
500
List all 4 layers of the Earth
What is crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
500
3 reasons for plate movement
What is convection, ridge-push, slab-pull
500
2 clues that scientists use to determine how the Earth is in layers
What is seismic waves and rock clues
500
These volcanoes are much larger and have more gently sloping sides than subduction volcanoes
What is Hot Spot
500
What is the name of the large fault in California
What is the San Andreas Fault