Volcanoes
What type of rock do volcanoes create?
Igneous Rocks
What is the tough inner part of something called?
Core
What is the thickest layer of Earth?
Core
What is the study of earthquakes called?
Seismology
This is the only part of the Earth's crust that is made of liquid...
What shape are volcanoes usually?
Conical
Convection
What is the thinnest layer of Earth?
Crust
What is the study of volcanoes called?
Volcanology
The oceanic crust is made of what?
Basalt
What is magma?
Molten Rock
What does this define; 'forming or belonging to a continent.'
Continental
What do we use to measure how thick or thin the parts of the Earth's crust are?
Kilometers
What is the study of Earth called?
Geology
The asthenosphere is sometimes called what?
What is the name of the magma above or near the surface?
Lava
'Located in the mantle, movement in a circular motion.' Defines what?
Convection Currents
What is the outermost part of the Earth's crust?
Crust
What is the study of planets called?
Astronomy
What is the state of matter of the inner core?
Solid
What do you call a volcano that won't erupt?
Dormant
What is: 'the sideways and downward movement of the edge of the plate of the Earth's crust into the mantle.'
Subduction
What layer is after the core?
Mantle
What is the study of rocks called?
Petrology
The continental crust is made of what?
Granite