-is the amount of anything in a certain space; the
quantity of a matter in a given area.
- contains molecules that are not close to each other
they are excited and move faster and are moving
away from each other.
- contains molecules that are close to each other, they
are packed close and are Not able to move much.
-is a process of heat transfer by the movement of
fluids (gas or liquid) between regions of various
temperatures.
-are generated by the differences in densities of the
fluid that occur due to temperature gradients.
-The activity that results from the continuous
replacement of the heated fluid in the area of the
heat source by the nearby present cooler fluid. The
heat and matter are said to be moved from one
location to the other one.
-What will happen to the water that is heated?
-The process where the magma spreads out, the
plates are dragged along and they move away from
each other
-The process when the magma sinks, the plates are
dragged towards each other
-What property is described as amount of matter per
unit of volume?
-Which direction does warm matter go? Which
direction does cool matter go?
-Where in the layers of the earth does convection
current take place?
-What plate boundary is associated with cooling
magma? What plate boundary is associated with
warm magma?
-What happens to density when matter is cooled?
What happens to density when matter is heated?
-Where in the layers do cooling magma spread?
-Which physical layer of the earth is the hottest?
-Are volcanic locales thought to be fed by
underlying mantle that is anomalously hot
compared with the surrounding mantle.
-A hotspot's position on the Earth's surface is
independent of?
-What are the 3 compositional layers of the earth?
-Name the 2 types of crust
-What occurs in the mantle that moves lithospheric
plates?
-What is the core made of?
-The five physical layers of Earth are?
-What is Meso? What is Sphere?
-The outermost, rigid layer of Earth is the?
-Made of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
It is divided into tectonic plates.
-The layer of the mantle made of solid rock that
moves very slowly. It is located below the lithosphere.
Where tectonic plates move on.
-Is the solid, dense, center of our planet. Extends from
the bottom of the outer core to the center of Earth.
-The outermost solid layer of Earth
-How thick is the crust?
-What are the types of crust? Describe each.
-Both types of crust are made mostly of?
-Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust
because?
-The continental crust is mainly made up of?
-Where can we find continental crust? How thick is it?
-Where can we find oceanic crust? How thick is it?
-The crust consists of how many layers? What are
those? What are they made of?
-It is located between the crust and the core. 1/3 of
the earth’s mass. Is a region of hot, slow-flowing solid
rock.
-The movement of heated material as a result of
differences in density.
-What can compression in crust make?
-What can extension make?
-Extends from below the mantle to the center of
Earth.
-Scientists think the core is made mostly of?
Modified true or false. Underline the wrong word/phrase True or false :
-Tectonic plates move on top of the mesosphere. -Divergent plate boundary happens on land & under
True or false : H2O

-The mantle contains more magnesium and less True or false :

aluminum and silicon than the crust. -Divergent is like “dissecting” or “dividing”
True or false : True or false :
-The inner core extends from the top of the outer -In natural convection, the heat and matter are said to
core to the center of Earth. be moved from one location to the other one.
True or false : True or false :
-The strong, lower part of the mantle is called the -Hot liquids are less dense than cold and will sink
mesosphere.
True or false :
True or false :
-As cooler material becomes hot again it sinks
-The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates.
True or false :
True or false :
-A hotspot's position on the Earth's surface is
-Both types of crust are made mostly of oxygen, dependent of tectonic plate boundaries.
silicon, and aluminum.
True or false :
True or false :
-Density is the amount of anything in a certain space;
-Oceanic is less dense, made of basalt. Continental is the quantity of a matter in a given area.
very dense, made of granite.
True or false :
True or false :
-Trench is also called submarine valleys
-Each layer has its own characteristic properties.
True or false :
True or false :
-Volcanism is a chain of volcanoes position in an arc
-Rifting causes earthquakes shape.
True or false : True or false :
-The stress in divergent boundary is called -The Mid-African Ocean ridge is an example of
compression spreading center
True or false : True or false
-The stress in convergent boundary is called tension -When a spreading center develops within a
True or false : continent, the crust may break into several segments.

-The stress in transform boundary is called shearing True or false :

True or false : -The breaking leads to the formation of down faulted

valleys called valleyballs.
-Ocean plate colliding with a less dense continental
plate True or false :

True or false : -The rift valley increases its length and depth as the
spreading continues.
-Volcanoes occur at collision zones
True or false :
True or false :
-The crust becomes longer and thinner and breaks to
-Rock is forced downward as it is squeezed. a series of abnormal fault
True or false :

-Carries mountains and volcanoes is Oceanic

True or false :

-Less dense plate is Continental

True or false :

-The ocean floor is going up

True or false :

-The oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle in a

process known as "subduction."

True or false :

-The two plates have different density, they buckle up

and move to a higher elevation

True or false :

-ALL edges of continents, mid-continents, or oceans

can be places where earthquake might occur.

True or false :

-The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world

True or false :

-The mid-ocean ridge is the longest mountain range

on Earth

True or false :

-The eight tallest mountain ranges in the world can all

be found in Europe.

True or false :

-Geologic activities such as seismicity volcanism and

mountain formation are the basis of scientists in
dividing Earth’s lithosphere.

True or false :

-The two plates have the same density, they buckle up

and move to a higher elevation

True or false :
-Breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past -What are the effects that are found at a divergent
each other. boundary between oceanic plates

-What are the three types of boundaries? -If a divergent boundary is between continental
plates, the effects are?
-A plate boundary where two plates move away from
each other. -where two plates are sliding horizontally past one
another.
-What do you call the stress of tension?
-Convergent boundaries can either be?
-A geologic feature or events may form what?
-What are the 2 types of Convergent boundaries?
-What are the features of divergent boundaries?
-When one plate is more dense than another, the
-A plate boundary where two plates move towards
more dense plate goes underneath the less dense
each other. Boundaries between two plates that are
plate.
colliding
-What features that occur in subduction?
-Places where plates crash together or subduct
-The oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle in a
-What are the types of convergent boundaries?
process known as?
-The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a
-when the 2 plates are the same material. When they
deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a
hit, they both buckle up (this makes mountains)
convergent plate boundary.
-What are some forces of nature that keep Everest
-it occur at subduction zones
from getting much higher?
-The denser plate slides under the less dense plate
-Occurs when tectonic plates meet at a convergent
creating a subduction zone is?
boundary both bearing continental lithosphere.
-What does it mean when a place where folded and
-What are the basis of scientists in dividing Earth’s
thrust faulted mountains form?
lithosphere?
-Collision zones may form what?
-are large pieces of the upper few hundred kilometers
-What do you call the fault under stress of of Earth that move as a single unit as it floats above
compression? the mantle.

-A plate boundary where two plates move past each -Are found in places where volcanoes and/or
other in opposite direction. earthquake epicenters are also located.

-How is the rock broken at Transform Boundaries? -Is the longest mountain range on Earth, spanning
40,389 miles around the globe
-What do you call the stress under transform
boundary? How about convergent and divergent? -What are the major mountain ranges?

-A famous fault at a Transform Boundary is the?

-What do you call the fault under stress of shearing?

-What happens in convergent plate boundaries?

-Why does subduction occur?

-What are the three types of convergent plate

boundaries?

-What are the features of convergent plate boundary?

-is a chain of volcanoes position in an arc shape

-What are the features of divergent boundary in

continents? In oceans