What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface is called an __________________

When a volcano is not currently active but able to become active in the future is called ___________________

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called a ______________

When a volcano is no longer active and unlikely to erupt again is called ____________________

Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle is called __________________

An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through is called a ____________________

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is called ______________

A molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water, from the mantle is called _____________________

Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement is called __________________

A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface is called _____________________

A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move is called ___________

The measurement of an earthquake’s strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults is called ________

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor is called __________________

________________ caused by the movement of the Earth’s massive tectonic plates generates tremendous force in the crust causing an ___________________.

There are 3 types of stress:

There are 3 types of faults:

____________________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released by various processes.

Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus called ________________

The device that converts the energy in the different waves from an earthquake is called a _____________________.

What are the 3 types of Volcanoes?

A volcano that has not erupted for some time is called?