Layers of Earth
Tectonic Plates
Mountains
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
100
Is the outer core liquid or solid?
Liquid
100
What are tectonic plates?
Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.
100
Which type of boundary would form a mountain?
Convergent Boundary
100
What type of volcano is this?
Composite volcano
100
Where do most earthquakes occur?
Tectonic plate boundaries
200
Is the inner core of the earth liquid or solid?
Solid
200
What was Pangaea?
Supercontinent that existed 245 millions of years ago
200
What type of mountain is this?
Fault-Block Mountains
200
What type of volcano is this?
Shield Volcano
200
The starting point of the earthquake on the SURFACE is known as the....
Epicenter
300
Which layer of the earth do tectonic plates sit on?
Asthenosphere
300
Which way do convergent boundaries move?
When two plates collide
300
What kind of mountain is this? (Folded, fault block, volcanic)
Folded
300
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma- inside
Lava- Outside
300
What is the underground center of an earthquake?
Focus
400
Which layer of the earth is the top layer?
Lithosphere
400
Which way does a divergent boundary move?
Away from each other.
400
What type of mountains are formed when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward?
Folded Mountains
400
Where can a cinder cone form?
On the side of a composite or shield volcano
400
When stress is released and the rock returns to its original shape, this is known as...
Elastic Rebound
500
Which layer of the earth is the strong, lower part of the mantle?
Mesosphere
500
Which way do transform boundaries move?
Moving past each other horizontally
500
Where can volcanic mountains form?
By land or sea at convergent boundaries
500
Why are there no volcanoes in Wisconsin?
No tectonic plate boundary/hotspots in Wisconsin.
500
Which type of boundary creates the strongest earthquakes?
Convergent Boundary