The Lithosphere

The breakdown of rock through chemical reactions is ________________.

What is it? Molten rock moves up toward the crust and cooler material sinks toward the core

Which two layers make up the lithosphere?

What causes lithospheric plates to move?

What layer of the Earth is made up of iron and nickle?

A crack in the Earth's plates along which movement can occur is ________.

Horizontal layers in rock is called _______________.

When plates slip past each other in opposite directions, what can occur?

Physical weathering is caused by __________________.

The layer that is solid rock and which other layers of soil are made from is ______________.

Which layer of the Earth is the outermost layer?

True or false:  Earth's layers are constantly in motion.

What layer is the thickest layer of Earth?

Plates that slip past each other are _______________ boundaries

Rocks breaking apart due to changes in temperature is ________________.

Rocks wearing down due to a weak acid formed when rain mixes with carbon dioxide is __________.

The process that causes rocks to be broken down in to smaller pieces is _________________.

Tree roots causing rocks to split apart is an example of ___________________.

Which kind of boundary can create mountain chains?

The lighter brown layer of soil that has fewer nutrients than the layer above it is __________.

The layer of soil that is richest in minerals and nutrients and is a dark brown is _________.

Material that contains carbon is _____________________.

When plates pull apart at divergent boundaries, what can happen?

Convection currents occur when ....

Which layer of Earth is responsible for the planet's magnetic field?