Volcanoes (not needed)

Question 1

Asthenosphere

Answer 1

The upper layer of the mantle prone to melting

Question 2

Benioff zone

Answer 2

The zone of subducting plate prono to earthquakes

Question 3

Continental crust

Answer 3

Layer of the earths surface supporting continents

Question 4

Convection currents

Answer 4

Rising heat and rock in the mantle

Question 5

Convergence

Answer 5

The coming together of 2 plates

Question 6

Divergence

Answer 6

The moving apart of 2 plates

Question 7

Lithosphere

Answer 7

Layer of the upper mantle that are made up of both mantle and crust

Question 8

Mantle

Answer 8

The largest section of the Earth structure, found between the core and crust

Question 9

Mantle Wedge

Answer 9

The area of the mantle above the subducting plate and below the lighter plate

Question 10

Oceanic Crust

Answer 10

Layer of the Earth’s surface supporting ocean

Question 11

Ridge Push

Answer 11

The process of plate movement caused by the creation of new rock at a divergent boundary

Question 12

Slab Pull

Answer 12

The main reason for plate movement caused by the subducting plate and gravity

Question 13

Subduction

Answer 13

The process by which the denser plate sinks beneath the lighter plate

Question 14

Volatiles

Answer 14

The release of gases and water from the ocean crust into the mantle wedge