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msriddlers-geology
6th Grade Geology
Question | Answer |
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Thin, rocky outer layer of the Earth | crust |
The "rocky" layer | lithosphere |
The "weak" layer that the plates float on top of | asthenosphere |
This layer is solid metal | inner core |
This liquid metal layer influences Earth's magnetic field | outer core |
This layer has convection and is made of molten rock | mantle |
This rock is formed from weathered pieces of other rock | sedimentary |
This rock is formed deep inside the Earth where there is intense heat and pressure | metamorphic |
This rock is formed from cooled magma or lava | igneous |
When hot material like, rock or air, rises, then cools and sinks | convection |
The theory of the movement of the plates | plate tectonics |
When two plate hit each other or rub against each other they might cause this disaster | earthquake |
Formed where magma excapes out of the Earth | volcano |
The boundary where two plates pull apart | divergent |
The boundary where two plates collide | convergent |
The boundary where plates slide past each other | transform |