Earth Layers and Volcano Monitoring

Front

Label the layers of the earth

Back

(4 marks)

Front

What is the cause of the heat that drives convection currents in the mantle?

Back

Melted rock, called magma

Front

Name two methods used to monitor volcanoes

Back

Tiltmeter, Gas monitoring

Front

Basalt

Back

The dense rock made at constructive margins

Front

Continental Drift

Back

The theory explaining the movement of the continents

Front

Magma

Back

The substance found in the earth’s mantle

Front

Conservative margin

Back

Where two plates are moving sideways in relation to one another

Front

Constructive margin

Back

Where two plates are moving apart

Front

Friction

Back

The force exerted by magma on the underside of the earth’s crust

Front

Iron and Nickel

Back

The substances making the inner core