Geography tectonic plates

Question 1

What is the thickest layer?

Answer 1

Mantle

Question 2

Which two layers are entirely solid?

Answer 2

Crust,Inner core

Question 3

What are the 4 major layers of the Earth?

Answer 3

Mantle,Crust,Outer core,Inner core

Question 4

What is a hot spot?

Answer 4

A thick, super heated plume of magma in the midlde of a tectonic plate

Question 5

True or false? Volcanoes occur at conservative plate boundary?

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What direction do plates move in at convergent plate boundaries?

Answer 6

Towards each other

Question 7

Two characteristics of a shield volcano.

Answer 7

Gentle sloping sides,the lava is thick and runny

Question 8

Two characteristics of a composite volcano.

Answer 8

Narrow base,infrequent

Question 8

What is the name of the scale that earthquakes are measured on?

Answer 8

Richer scale

Question 8

What cause earthquakes?

Answer 8

By a build up of pressure then is released

Question 8

What are the two different types of crust?

Answer 8

Continental,oceanic

Question 9

What does magnitude mean?

Answer 9

The size of the earthquake(how much the ground shakes

Question 9

How can the impact of earthquakes be reduced?

Answer 9

Steel metal frame work earthquake drills in school

Question 9

What is the name of the process that causes the Earth’s tectonic plate to move?

Answer 9

Convection currents

Question 10

Which type of crust is more dense?Why is this significant?

Answer 10

Oceanic because it would go under the continental as its more dense