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How many huge tectonic plates does Earth have?
The inner core is made of what?
Earth's Interior-Gamb
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The inner core is made of what?
liquid
solid iron and nickel
basalt
soft rock that flows
2
How many huge tectonic plates does Earth have?
6
7
9
8
3
What are giant pieces of the Earth's crust layer?
tectonic plates
Pangaea
core
mantle
4
The lithosphere contains what?
soft rock
tectonic plates
nickel and iron
liquid rock
5
The continental crust is made of what?
iron
basalt
nickel
granite
6
What lies on top of tectonic plates?
core
continents
continents and oceans
oceans
7
What tectonic plate movement causes earthquakes?
geology
convergent
transform
divergent
8
The outer layer of the earth is called?
core
mantle
aesthenosphere
crust
9
Upper mantle has what?
softer rock that flows
nickel
iron
solid rock
10
The oceanic crust is made of what?
basalt
granite
nickel
iron
11
The crust and upper mantle are made up of 3 plates except this one.
crustal
tectonic
lithospheric
pangeatic
12
The Earth is mostly solid because of what?
gravity and magnetic fields
pressure and magnetic fields
gravity and pressure
tectonics
13
What tectonic plate movement causes mountains?
divergent
geology
convergent
transform
14
Lower mantle has what?
nickel
iron
softer rock that flows
solid rock
15
What geologic events CAN'T happen from the results of movement in the crust?
mountains
earthquakes
Tsunamis
blizzard
16
The asthenosphere contains what?
liquid rock
cool solid rock
soft, weak layer of rock
nickel and iron
17
The 3 layers of the Earth are what?
crust, mantle, core
crust, plates, mantle
crust, nickel, core
granite, mantle, core
18
This breaks the earth's crust into pieces when heat rises then cools down again and again.
tectonic plate
convection currents
lithosphere
continental drift
19
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
outer core
crust
inner core
mantle
20
What do we study to help us know what is inside the Earth?
hurricanes
earthquakes
crust
tornadoes
21
A giant landmass that held all the continents together over 200 million years ago?
tectonic plates
Pangaea
continental drift
lithosphere
22
What tectonic plate movement causes land to move away from each other?
divergent
geology
transform
convergent
23
The outer core is made of what?
solid nickel
solid iron
liquid
softer rock
