plate tectonics

Question 1

crust

Answer 1

the outermost shell of a rocky planet

Question 2

mantle

Answer 2

layer of molten rock between the crust and core

Question 3

core

Answer 3

made up of mostly iron. separated into the outer core molten and inner core solid

Question 4

tectonic plate

Answer 4

the layer of rock that make up the outer part of the Earth ,including the crust and the upper mantle lithospheric plate

Question 5

continental drift theory

Answer 5

the theory that continents gradually drifted over time to their present position

Question 6

asthenosphere

Answer 6

a thin layer of darth about 150 miles thick at the border between the mantle and the crust

Question 7

convection current

Answer 7

the process in which the hotter parts of a gas or liquid rise to the top and cooler denser parts sink

Question 8

convergent boundary

Answer 8

when two plates come together

Question 9

mountains

Answer 9

uplift of crustal plates that form elevanted landmasses

Question 10

volcanoes

Answer 10

a vent or fissure in earth surface through which magma and gases are expelled

Question 11

divergent boundary

Answer 11

when tectonic plates split apart

Question 12

transform boundary

Answer 12

when tectonic plates slide past each other.

Question 13

fault

Answer 13

break in the crust . the movement cause seismic wave which produces earthquakes

Question 14

mid ocean ridge

Answer 14

a long ridge underwater volcanoes between two diverging oceanic plates

Question 15

subduction zone

Answer 15

a plate where one tectonic plate sink under another and melts also forms a trench

Question 16

rift valley

Answer 16

a long narrow valley between two diverging continental plates