OpenSciEd 6.4 Vocabulary

Front

What is the layer of the earth that we are standing on called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is a special kind of convergent boundary where a piece of ocean crust goes under a continental crust and lets out lava?

Back

Subduction Zone

Front

What is convection?

Back

Convection is when hot liquids rise and cool liquids fall.

Front

What do we call a place where two tectonic plates crash into each other?

Back

Convergent Boundary

Front

What is the second layer of the Earth where hot rock starts to melt and move?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the term for the boundary where tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent Boundary

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is liquid and surrounds the inner core?

Back

Outer Core