Earth's layers
Plates
Plate movement
Volcanoes
Other facts
100
What part of the Earth do we live on?
Crust
100
Which layer of the Earth causes the plates to move?
Mantle
100
when to plates collide or crash into each other what do they create?
Mountains/volcanoes
100
What is the "stuff" called that comes out of the top of the volcano, a puff in the air?
Ash Cloud
100
What is the shape of the Earth
Round
200
Which part of the Earth is in the center
inner core
200
What is it called where two plates come together?
Boundary
200
When two plates spread apart what do they create?
Earthquakes
200
What is at the bottom of the volcano, where all of the magma is?
Magma Chamber
200
When inside the volcano it is known as magma, when outside it is known as _____.
lava
300
what is the Earth's crust made out of?
Rocks
300
Which boundary is where two plates SLIDE past each other?
Transform- they Slip
300
what causes the mantle to move? Where the Hot moves to the top forcing the cold to move to the bottom
Convection
300
When the magma comes out of the volcano and goes down the side it is known as a ___________
Lava Flow
300
When _________build up, it causes the volcano to erupt
pressure
400
What is the Earth's core made out of?
iron
400
two plates crash and fold
Collision
400
Many years ago what was it called when all the plates were together?
Pangea
400
Name the 2 places where the lava comes out of the volcano
crater or side vent
400
What are two types of liquids that we tested that were viscous, like lava?
syrup, ketchup
500
Name the 4 layers of the Earth; show using hand motions.
from the inside out: inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
500
two plates move apart is called
spreading
500
Name one of the three pieces of evidence scientist used to support the theory that the plates were once together.
They fit together like a puzzle Same rocks on different plates Same fossils
500
Lava is viscous, what does viscous mean?
Flows slowly
500
Name 2 types of volcanoes
Dome Shield Stratovolcano Cinder Cone Hawaiin