Earth's Layers #1
What bests describes hot rock rising and cool rock sinking, or the reason for plate tectonics?
What is mantle convection
In which of Earths Layers would you find convection currents?
What is The Mantle
Who created the theory of continental drift?
Who is Alfred Wegner
What are three pieces of evidence Alfred Wegner used to support his hypothesis?
What is Fossil evidence, Glacial Evidence, Rock evidence (fits like a puzzle).
Describe how both temperature and pressure change as you go deeper into the Earth.
They both increase with depth
What type of scientist would study rock formations, soil types, and igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rocks.
What is a geologist.
Which layer of Earth contains tectonic plates?
What is Lithosphere
Why does the lithosphere (Crust) float on top of the mantle?
What is Differences in density
Name the three (3) process that must occur during the Rock Cycle.
What is Weathering (Physical or Chemical), Erosion, and Deposition.
Which form of energy is responsible for the movement of plates?
What is thermal Energy
Name the physical layers of the Earth from most dense to least dense.
What is Inner core, outer core, mesosphere, Athenosphere, lithosphere.
Name Earth's Physical/Mechanical layers in order of depth.
What is the Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and Inner Core
Plate tectonics move on top of what physical layer of the Earth?
What is the Asthenosphere
If the Oceanic Crust was to converge with the Continental Crust, what would happen?
What is the Oceanic Crust would go under the Continental Crust because it has more Density!
What are the Compositional Layers of Earth? List from top to bottom.
What is the Crust, Mantel, and Core
The brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth is what?
What is the Crust.
What do scientist use to measure the Density of Earth's layers. Give the Primary example of it.
What is Eartquakes by using the "P" Waves.
How can you compare Mantle Convection to?
What is cooking and making soup on a stove by boiling water with vegetables (potatoes and carrots) in it.
Includes a semi-solid layer (plastic like), is made of molted rock, and has convection within it.
What is the mantle