STAAR Vocabulary 11

Question 0

A rigid, outermost layer of the watt that is divided into tectonic plates

Answer 0

Lithosphere

Question 1

Theory that a lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that love around on top of the asthenosphere

Answer 1

Plate tectonics

Question 2

Solid, soft layer of the mantle in which the tectonic plates move

Answer 2

Asthenosphere

Question 3

Theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past

Answer 3

Continental plates

Question 4

Circulation motion of liquids or gases. Causes by density differences that result from temperature differences

Answer 4

Convection current