Layers of the Earth
This Layer is the thinnest layer of the Earth.
The Crust
This type of Boundary, two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Divergent Boundary
This is the name of the "Super Continent" that existed about 300 million years ago...
Pangea
This layer is made out of solid iron and nickel and is the hottest part of the planet.
The Inner Core
This type of boundary occures where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes...
Transform boundary
The scientist who first proposed the theory of Continental Drift..
Alfred Wegener
This layer is Earths THICKEST layer, located between the crust and core.
The Mantle
When two plates collide, the boundary is given this name...
Convergent Boundary
This law states that in undisturbed sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are at the bottom...
The law of Superposition
This is the only entirely liquid layer of the Earth.
The outer core
This process occers at convergent boundaries when one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
Subduction
These are the preserved remains or traces of animals from long ago...
Fossils