Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics

Front

Order the layers of the Earth from the most dense to the least.

Back

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Front

What happens to temperature and pressure as you get to deeper layers within Earth?

Back

Temperature and Pressure increase

Front

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

Back

Mantle

Front

This structure rests on top of the asthenosphere:

Back

Lithosphere

Front

What is a difference between oceanic & continental crust?

Back

Continental is thicker.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is semi-fluid and allows tectonic plates to move?

Back

Asthenosphere

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.