Earth's Layers, Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is solid and made up of rocks?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is liquid metal?

Back

Outer Core

Front

What is the innermost layer of the Earth?

Back

Inner Core

Front

What is the layer of the mantle that is flexible like plastic?

Back

Asthenosphere

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?

Back

Mountains

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate?

Back

Volcanoes

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergence

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform Boundary