Science-Earth Vocabulary Review

What is the central part of the Earth made up of two parts: inner core and outer core?

What is the name the single landmass or supercontinent called?

2 plates move away from each other.

The Portion of the Earth between the crust and the core.

The second lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

What is the gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth called? (the air)

The third planet in the solar system.

What is the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe called?

The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.

The lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

When the crust collides with another oceanic plate or continental plate.

The science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the Earth.

The idea that the Earth's outer shells is made up of plates that float on a layer of the hot mantle.

The lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.

What are fractures in the crust?

The outer layer of the Earth.