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Created by Zara Kanani
almost 10 years ago
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Question | Answer |
Name the layers of the earths crust? | |
What is the mantle made from? | *Semi molten rock called magma. *The upper parts of the mantle rock is hard but lower down it begins to get softer and melt. |
What is the liquid layer made from? | *Nickle and iron. |
What is the name of the hottest part of the earth? | *The inner core is the hottest part of the earth. |
Define subduction? | *The sinking of the oceanic crust at the destructive plate margin. |
Define collision? | *It is the meeting of 2 plates of continental crust. They are both the same type, so they meet and buckle. |
Which way does the constructive plate margin move? | |
What direction does the conservative plate margin travel? | The plate moves side by side. |
What causes a destructive plate margin? | *A destructive subduction plate boundary is found where a continental plate meets an oceanic plate. |
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