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 makes up the outer part of the earth including the crust and upper mantle lithospheric

Question 5

continental drift theory

Answer 5

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

Question 6

asthenosphere

Answer 6

a thin layer of earth about 150 miles thik at the boreder between the mantle and the crust

Question 7

convection current

Answer 7

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

Question 8

convergent boundary

Answer 8

when two tectonic plates come together

Question 9

mountains

Answer 9

uplift of crustal plates that form elevated landmasses

Question 10

volcanoess

Answer 10

a vent or fissure on earths surface through which magma and gasses 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

breaks in the crust the movment cause seismic waves which products earthquakes

Question 14

mid-ocean ridge

Answer 14

a long ridge of underwater volcanos between two diverging ocean plates

Question 15

subuction zone

Answer 15

a place where one tectonic plate sinks under another and melts also forms a trentch