Unit 1- Earth's Stucture

Front

What drives the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Heat flow within the Earth.

Front

What is the composition of the Earth's Inner Core?

Back

Solid iron and nickel.

Front

How do temperature, pressure, and density change as you move from the crust to the core?

Back

They all increase.

Front

What geological feature is formed when tectonic plates collide and push upwards?

Back

Mountains.

Front

What layer of the Earth is the outermost?

Back

Crust.

Front

What is the primary cause of volcanic eruptions?

Back

Movement of tectonic plates.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core?

Back

Mantle.

Front

What happens to tectonic plates at a divergent boundary?

Back

They move apart.

Front

What is the Earth's outer core primarily composed of?

Back

Liquid iron and nickel.

Front

What geological process can occur at transform boundaries?

Back

Earthquakes.