Layers of the Earth+ more

Question 1

Layers of the Earth in order

Answer 1

Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere

Question 2

Layer Composition

Answer 2

energy moves slower through liquids and faster through solid

Question 3

Tectonic Plates

Answer 3

large slabs of rock made by the Earth’s crust

Question 4

Convergent Boundaries

Answer 4

push together

Question 5

Divergent Boundaries

Answer 5

move apart

Question 6

Transfer Boundaries

Answer 6

rub/scrape

Question 7

Convection Current

Answer 7

process of slow movement

Question 8

Stab Pull

Answer 8

gravity

Question 9

Ridge Pull

Answer 9

slides downhill

Question 10

Continental Drift

Answer 10

when continents drip or split apart

Question 11

Pangea

Answer 11

super continent before continental drift

Question 12

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Answer 12

largest mountain chain

Question 13

Mid-Atlanitc Ridge

Answer 13

worlds longest ridge that is the length of the Atlantic Ocean

Question 14

Rift Valley

Answer 14

an underground valley formed when tectonic plates move around

Question 15

Hot Spot

Answer 15

heated rocks that rise up from the mantle

Question 16

Magnetic Reversal

Answer 16

when a compass points North and the reverse of that is South