Question |
Answer |
Theory that the continents were one big landmass and then drifted to where they are now |
Continental Drift |
Earth's outer layer also the thinnest layer |
Crust |
A fracture in the crust that moves every way possible found near plate bounderies |
Fault |
Rigid layer of Earth made out of the mantle and the crust |
Lithoshpere |
Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface |
Magma |
Layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core |
Mantle |
Bending of layers due to stress in the Earth's crust leading to mountain formation |
Folding |
Vibrations traveling through Earth, that energy being released during earthquakes |
Seismic Waves |
One plate going under another plate |
Subduction |
Sections of Earth's crust that move due to convection currents in the mantle |
Tectonic Plates |