What layer of the Earth do the plate tectonics "float" on top of?
the mantle
100
Which way do the two plates move in a convergent boundary?
Toward each other, together, collide
100
What is the name of the continent that we live on?
North America
100
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
200
This layer of Earth is the thinnest layer.
the crust
200
What are plate tectonics?
Large pieces of the crust that are broken into different plates
200
Which direction do two plates move in a divergent boundary?
Away from each other, divide
200
How many of the continents, that we studied, start with an "A" and end with an "A"?
Australia, Africa, Asia, (America can also be counted)
200
What is the rock cycle?
A process where the three different rock types can make each other. You can make any one of the three types of rocks from any of the three types of rocks.
300
This layer of Earth is not a liquid but not a solid. It's texture is like a silly putty or a goop.
the mantle
300
What is the name of the tectonic plate that we live on?
North American Plate
300
What direction do two plates move in a transform boundary?
Side by side, slide past each other
300
What is the name of the continent that is under North America?
South America
300
How do you make an igneous rock from the other types of rocks?
Melt the rocks into magma then cool and harden the magma to form an igneous rock.
400
Name the four major layers of the Earth in order starting from the top and working your way toward the center.
the crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
400
Name three of the major tectonic plates.
The North American, South American, African, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, Pacific
400
What type of boundary causes volcanoes?
convergent boundary
400
What is the name of the country that that is located underneath Asia, that we studied, that starts with the letter "I"?
India
400
How do you make a metamorphic rock from the other types of rocks?
Apply pressure and high temperatures to the other rocks
500
Why is the Earth's core solid?
pressure
500
What layer of the Earth is broken into the different tectonic plates?
the crust
500
What type of boundary causes a riff valley or mid-ocean spreading?
Divergent boundary
500
North America, South American, Australia, Africa, Europe/Asia
What type of boundary causes volcanoes?
North America, South American, Australia, Africa, Europe/Asia
500
How do you make a sedimentary rock from other types of rocks?
Weather and erode the other rocks into sediments, apply pressure and cementing to the sediments to get a sedimentary rock.