The Earth

Question 1

How much is covered by desserts

Answer 1

1/8

Question 2

How much is covered by mountains

Answer 2

1/10

Question 3

How much is covered by forests

Answer 3

1/4

Question 4

What is mantle

Answer 4

Hot soft rock 4000 c. Rock is molten and known as magma

Question 5

What is the core

Answer 5

Hot metal, mainly iron and nickle. Outer core is molten but inner core is solid due to pressure

Question 6

Where do plates meet

Answer 6

Plate boundaries

Question 7

What is to transform

Answer 7

When plates slide past each other

Question 8

What is converging

Answer 8

When plates collide

Question 9

What is diverging

Answer 9

When plates move away from each other/ divide

Question 10

Name all the plates

Answer 10

Eurasian plate, South American plate, North American plate, Ind Australian plate Pacific plate, Nazca plate, African plate, Antartic plate

Question 11

How much of earths surface is covered by water?

Answer 11

2/3

Question 12

How do plates move

Answer 12

Because they are on top of convection currents, molten rock, magma

Question 13

What is continental drift

Answer 13

When continents move with their plates

Question 14

How do volcanic mountains form

Answer 14

Underwater when magma spills through plates drifting, can become big enough to stick out of water

Question 15

Name three volcanic islands

Answer 15

Iceland; kraftla, Hekla, Surtsey

Question 16

How are volcanic mountains formed

Answer 16

Plates pull apart, magma mud and ash build up into hollow cone