Structure of the Earth

Question 1

what is the furthest down you can go in the earth’s structure?

Answer 1

inner core

Question 2

what comes after the inner core?

Answer 2

outer core

Question 3

what comes after the outer core?

Answer 3

lower mantle

Question 4

what comes after the lower mantle?

Answer 4

upper mantle

Question 5

what is the thin crust called in the upper mantle?

Answer 5

oceanic crust

Question 6

what is the thick crust called in the upper mantle?

Answer 6

continental crust

Question 7

which layer of the Earth has a partially molten layer?

Answer 7

athenopshere

Question 8

why does the earth’s core give out heat?

Answer 8

radioactive decay

Question 9

what does the earth’s density do from crust to core?

Answer 9

increases

Question 10

what does the earth’s temp do from crust to core?

Answer 10

increases

Question 11

what forms when two tectonic plates push together?

Answer 11

a trench

Question 12

what is a plate boundary?

Answer 12

a place where two plates meet

Question 13

what happens on a convergent plate boundary?

Answer 13

the plates push together

Question 14

what happens on a divergent plate boundary?

Answer 14

the plates pull apart

Question 15

what happens on a conservative plate boundary?

Answer 15

the plates slide past each other

Question 16

what is the nickname for a divergent plate boundary?

Answer 16

construcitve

Question 17

what is the nickname for a convergent (oceanic meets continental) plate boundary?

Answer 17

destructive

Question 18

what is the nickname for a convergent (continental meets continental) plate boundary?

Answer 18

collision

Question 19

what is the nickname for a conservative plate boundary?

Answer 19

transform

Question 20

what type of volcano forms on a divergent plate boundary?

Answer 20

shield volcano

Question 21

what is the Benioff Zone?

Answer 21

lots of friction and pressure which release seismic waves and cause earthquakes

Question 22

on which plate boundary do fold mountains form?

Answer 22

convergent (continental meets continental)

Question 23

which plate boundary creates the most violent earthquakes?

Answer 23

conservative

Question 24

which plate boundary produces very explosive volcanoes?

Answer 24

convergent (oceanic meets continental)

Question 25

which plate boundary forms a deep ocean trench?

Answer 25

convergent (oceanic meets continental)

Question 26

what is a hotspot volcano?

Answer 26

a volcano that forms in the centre of a plate

Question 27

what is the crust in the solid part of the upper mantle called?

Answer 27

lithosphere