Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary
crust mantle core
lithosphere asthenosphere continental drift
sea-floor spreading tectonic plate
crust mantle core
lithosphere asthenosphere continental drift
sea-floor spreading tectonic plate
Study Guide
- What happens to the temperature the deeper you go into the earth?
- Describe the crust, mantle and core.
- Draw a diagram of the earth's interior.
- Where do most volcanoes and earthquakes happen? Why?
- What are convection currents and what do they have to do with continental drift?
- What is Pangaea? What happened to it?
- How did the continents get to where they are today?
- Describe the 3 types of plate boundaries.
