Earth's Structure Review

Front

What type of tectonic plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

Back

Transform tectonic plate boundary.

Front

What is another name for the lithosphere?

Back

Crust.

Front

What layer of the Earth is directly underneath the crust?

Back

Asthenosphere.

Front

What layer of the Earth is composed of solid nickel and iron?

Back

Inner Core.

Front

What is the part of the crust that is thin, dense, young, and made of basalt?

Back

Oceanic crust.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that lies between the crust and the outer core?

Back

Mantle.

Front

What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs when plates move away from each other?

Back

Divergent tectonic plate boundary.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust.

Front

What is the primary composition of the oceanic crust?

Back

Basalt.

Front

What is the primary composition of the continental crust?

Back

Granite.