Chapter 7

Question 1

Mantle

Answer 1

The layer of rock between the earths crust and core

Question 2

Core

Answer 2

The central of the earth below the mantle

Question 3

Lithosphere

Answer 3

The solid outer layer of the earths crust upper part of the mantle

Question 4

Asthenphere lower part of the mantle

Answer 4

Lower part of the mantle

Question 5

Tectonic plate

Answer 5

A block of lithosphere

Question 6

Continental drift

Answer 6

The hypothesis that states that the contours once formed a single landmass broke up and drifted to their present locations

Question 7

Sea floor spreading

Answer 7

The process by witch new oceanic lithosphere forms Meg,a rises toward surface and solids

Question 8

Plate tectonics

Answer 8

The Theron that explains how large pieces of earths outermost layer

Question 9

Convergent boundary

Answer 9

The boundary formed by the collision of the two lithosphere plates

Question 10

Divergent boundary

Answer 10

Boundr eye moving away from each other’s

Question 11

Transform boundary

Answer 11

Slinging past each other horizontally

Question 12

Compression

Answer 12

Stress that occurs when force act to sneeze an object

Question 13

Tension

Answer 13

Stretch and object when stress

Question 14

Folding

Answer 14

Bending of rocks

Question 15

Fault

Answer 15

A breach in a body rock along with release each other

Question 16

Uplift

Answer 16

The risking of higher elevation

Question 17

Subsidies

Answer 17

The sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations

Question 18

Crust

Answer 18

The thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle