Our Dynamic Earth

The layer of earth also known as the surface

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Answer explanation

Actually all of the land around you and the land on the ocean floor is apart of the crust!

Another term (from the text) that describes the cracks where earthquakes occur

• Slips

• Holes

• Faults

• Openings

Name at least one of the three types of volcanoes:

 

Do earthquakes cause more damage with a (shallow) OR a (deep) focus?

(Circle your answer)

Answer explanation

Think of the example of the ripples in the water. The farther out the ripple goes, the more it fades.

What is earth's center also known as?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Core

 

On which two continents were similar fossils found that provided evidence of plate tectonics?

_________ and _____ _______

Which is a mixture of deadly gases and ash that race down the flanks of a volcano?

• Pyroclastic flow

• Lahar

• Ash

• Volcanic bombs

Which of these is the THINNEST (least dense) layer of the earth?

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Crust

Which element is Earth's core mostly made up of?

• Silicon

• Carbon

• Aluminum

• Iron

Which boundary features plates coming together?

• convergent boundary 

• temporary boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary