Our Fascinating Earth Q9

Question 1

the study of the earth and its structure

Answer 1

geology

Question 2

underwater mountain ranges that occur where pieces of the earth’s crust are moving away from each other

Answer 2

mid-oceanic ridges

Question 3

the boundary between the earth’s crust and mantle

Answer 3

Moho discontinuity

Question 4

huge pieces of the earth’s crust that ‘float’ like rafts on the upper mantle

Answer 4

plates

Question 5

the process that causes rocks to gradually break or crumble into smaller pieces

Answer 5

weathering

Question 6

the layers of the earth from the outside to the in

Answer 6

crust
mantle
outer core
inner core