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How many layers has the earth got? What are they?
3. The crust, mantle, and core.
Which tectonic plate do you live on?
The Eurasian Plate
What are the Earth's four spheres?
The atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the geosphere, and the biosphere.
Which sphere is the solid part of the Earth?
The geosphere
Which sphere includes animals, plants and microorganisms.
The biosphere
Which sphere includes groundwater and ice?
The hydrosphere
Which sphere includes gases that surround the Earth?
The atmosphere
What does a volcano release into the air when it erupts?
gases
Complete the sentence: The crust is made up of solid _____ and includes the continents, islands and ocean floor.
rock
What is semi-liquid rock called?
magma
Is the outer core liquid or solid?
liquid
Is the inner core liquid or solid?
solid
The temperature of the Earth's layers increases or decreases as we move towards the centre?
increases
What forms due to the movement of tectonic plates?
mountain ranges and other landforms
True or false? Some tectonic plates are moving towards the plate next to them and other tectonic plates are moving away, or past, them.
True
Complete the sentence. When two tectonic plates are moving towards each other, eventually they ________.
collide
