Tectonics Intro

Heat is transferred by movement of liquids or gasses.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Tranformation

What happens to the magma in the mantle as it HEATS up?

• It sinks down

• It stays on where it is

• It rises towards the crust

• It stays in the middle

What happens to the magma in the mantle as it COOLS down?

• It sinks down towards the core

• It stays on where it is

• It rises towards the crust

• It stays in the middle

The process that involves the heating and cooling of magma down in the Earth's mantle is called?

• Magma Cycle

• Mantle Cycle

• Convection Currents

• Magma Currents

What is the very top layer of the earth called, where people and animals and plants live? 

• Mantle
• Crust
• Core
• Continents

What is the very deepest layer of the earth called, in the center of it? 

• Mantle
• Crust
• Core
• Continents

Which layer of Earth is located just above the center of the earth, but not on the outer edge?

• Mantle
• Crust
• Core
• Continents

What are large continuous landmasses on the surface of the earth called?

• Mantle
• Crust
• Core
• Continents

True or false: The earth beneath our feet is slowly moving. 

• True
• False

The way the earth's land and oceans move slowly over time is called what? 

• Marsupials
• Crust Mantling
• Plate Tectonics
• Erosion