Layers of the Earth
Tectonic Plates
Volcanoes
Atmosphere layers
other Geo topics
100

It has from 5km to 75km deep

Crust

100

Name of the individual puzzle pieces from the crust.

Plates

100

It is formed of hot molten rock, ash and gases.

Volcano

100

There are clouds and helicopters in this layer.

Troposphere

100

The spinning of the Earth in its own axis.

Rotation

200

It is in the centre of the Earth (layer name)

Inner core- core

200

Rigid outermost shell of the planet.

Lithosphere

200
Name the parts of a volcano. (2)

Magma chamber, pipe, lava, lava flow, ash, steam...

200

There is the ozone layer here.

Stratosphere

200

A system that is able to show you your exact position on the EArth anytime, in any weather, anywhere.

GPS or Global Positioning System

300

How are people who study geology named?

Geologists

300

The plates move over this weaker layer.

The mantle - melted rock.

300

It is the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the Earth's surface.

Earthquakes

300

Meteors burn up here, it is the coldest layer.

Mesosphere.

300

Is a type of projection in which a cylinder wraps a sphere.

Cylindrical projection

400

It is the study of nonliving things that the Earth is made of.

Geology

400

When tectonic plates separate from eachother, what is formed?

Volcanoes

400

Name a volcano.

Popocateptl (any volcano name is ok)

400

You can find the International Space Station here.

Thermosphere

400

It is the science of the Earth's surface, its atmosphere and its features.

Geography

500

Name for the mantle and the crust together.

Lithosphere

500

When the tectonic plates move and crash eachother, what is formed?

Mountains

500

What happened in Pompeii

The Vesuvius volcano explode and killed a lot of people.

500

This is not considered properly a layer since is the outermost layer and you can find rockets and satellites here.

Exosphere

500

What is the longest continent.

Asia.