Tectonic Plates
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Hint: It happens in the mantle
Convection Currents
This process describes how rocks change from one type to another over time
The Rock Cycle
What are the four main layers of the Earth?
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
What direction would 2 divergent plates travel in?
Away from eachother
Basalt is an Igneous rock
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Which layer is liquid; the outer core or the inner core?
Outer core
In what direction do transform plates move?
Side by side
I am formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together, what am I?
A sedimentary rock
What is the Inner Core mainly made up of?
Iron and Nickel
What natural disaster most commonly happens with transform plates?
Earthquakes
This force plays a major role in forming metamorphic rocks deep inside Earth
Pressure
What layer of the Earth do tectonic plates move on?
What mountains were formed when 2 convergent plates came together?
Hint: It is the biggest mountain range in the world
Himalayan Mountains
This rock starts as limestone and changes under heat and pressure
marble
How do scientists study the inside of earth if they've never gone inside?
They use Seismic waves