Top 4. Earth’s Structure

Both mantles are separated from each other by the 

 Pangea, surrounded by only one ocean called 

The set of horizontal and vertical movements in the Earth’s crust is called

Zones whose altitude does not exceeds 500 m above the mean sea level, like the Pampas in Argentina.

Is the duct that leads the magma and other elements from the magma reservoir to the exterior.

These formations are high plains or tablelands, which are areas of highland with relatively flat terrain.

This is the

Also called exterior mantle, it is located just below the Earth’s crust 

Example of a smaller plate:

When MOUNTAINS group in line, they create what is called a 

Is a consequence of the multiple movements of the tectonic plates, with magma.

 is the set of facts and geological phenomena related with volcanoes.

Between both nucleus there is a zone called the 

The ... has the form of our planet’s crust, composed of mountains, depressions, plains, etc.

Richter scale is for measuring the

Are the highest elevations of the crust and can be originated by folding

When mountains group, they create formations called

It is the most superficial layer of Earth and the tiniest one

Example of endogenous factors 

Is the imaginary line that allows us to create a north and south hemisphere for the location of elements at the globe?

 Is the result of the collision between two tectonic plates, their displacement or rearrangement.

The point where the earthquake originates is called the hypocenter or

For earthquakes, by measuring its intensity we use the 

The point directly above the hypocenter and over the Earth’s crust is called the

The Mercalli scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake and the Richter scale measures the intensity.

 Is created because of the material accumulation once the lava and other elements are cold.

Upper mantle and Crust are separated from the ...

Basaltic rocks predominate in

The ... is formed by the plate collisions.

Who develop of the first environmental law, res communis...

It is an intermediate zone, separated from the nucleus by the ...

It consists of the disintegration of rocks because of the heating and cooling that take place

Despite its very high temperature (around 5000°C), it is solid because of the great pressures.

Bigger plates:North American, South American, Eurasian, African, Indian, Australian, Antarctic and Pacific.

These crusts zones are separated from each other by the ...

Is the exposition of objects, to the action of external agents such as light, heat, wind, rain, etc.

Produce electric currents, what in turn is the basis of the Earth’s magnetic field.

The scientist that change the Greek perspective of geography as a merle descriptive science to a complete science.

It is Earth’s outermost layer and is formed by the crust and the upper mantle

When the crust breaks, the magma flows and accumulates underwater to form big underwater mountain ranges called 

Where the magma is stored.

It is the outermost layer of Earth. Its thickness has barely 35 kilometers, but it is greater in the mountainous zones.

 Is a “set of internal forces that modify the Earth’s form, and is divided in diastrophism and volcanism”

They are the zones where the plates are being separated by the ascendant currents of the upper mantle.

Internal factors is the same as

Also called interior mantle, is mainly composed of iron silicates and is solid.

The research into the layers’ structure of Earth is carried out mainly through the study of the ...

... is a branch of geology that studies the Earth’s internal phenomena.

It leads to the chemical decay of rocks because of oxidation, dissolution, hydration, and carbonation processes.

Examples of exogenous factors.

Example of bigger plate

ENSO Phenomenon is also known as