tectonic plates

Question 1

The earth’s surface is made up of huge what?

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Answer 1

Plates

Question 2

What is the centre of the earth called?

Answer 2

Core

Question 3

What are the 2 types of cores?

Answer 3

1) Inner core

2) Outer core

Question 4

What is the core made of?

Answer 4

Solid iron and nickle

Question 5

What surrounds the core?

Answer 5

The mantle

Question 6

What is the mantle made of?

Answer 6

Semi-molten rock

Question 7

Does semi-molten rock move fast or slow?

Answer 7

Slow

Question 8

What is the outer layer of the earth called?

Answer 8

The crust

Question 9

Is the crust thick or thin?

Answer 9

The crust is thin

Question 10

The crust is divided into lots of slabs. What are they called?

Answer 10

Tectonic plates

Question 11

Plates are made of two types of crust what are they?

Answer 11

1) Oceanic

2) continental

Question 12

what are the main two features of a continental crust/ plate?

Answer 12

Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.

Continental crust is also less dense.

Question 13

what are the main two features of a oceanic crust/ plate?

Answer 13

Oceanic crust is thinner than continental crust.

Oceanic crust is more dense than a continental crust.

Question 14

~why are tectonic plates moving?

Answer 14

Tectonic plates are moving because, in the mantle underneath the rocks is moving .

Question 15

The places where plates meet are called?

Answer 15

Plate boundaries or plate margins