40 questions
made of iron and nickel, solid due to pressure
outer core
mantle
inner core
crust
This layer is liquid, made of iron and nickel, and is 4700 degrees Celcius
Outer Core
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
This layer is less than 1% of Earth's mass, made of 2 types: Oceanic and Continental, rocky layer
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
This layer of Earth is solid, but can flow like hot fudge. At hot spots and plate boundaries, it melts into magma and rises to the surface as volcanic eruptions.
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Which of the following is used as evidence to support the theory of Pangaea
Similar fossils on separated continents
Cave drawings of fossils and rock types
Rocks and geological formations that are same time period and composition
Continents seem to fit like puzzle pieces
The plate movement can be felt
Which seismic waves move faster?
P-waves
S-waves
Which seismic waves can only travel through solids?
P-waves
S-waves
Heat rising in the mantle creates __________ boundaries, while the sinking of cold magma creates ____________ boundaries.
convergent, transform
transform, divergent
divergent, convergent