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What are the main layers of Earth from outermost to innermost?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What part(s) of the geosphere make up the lithosphere?
The upper mantle and crust
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
Earthquake
The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.
crust
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
plates
What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?
Volcano
Volcanoes can be found: a) on land b)under water c) on islands d)all of the above
d) all of the above
Extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust. a)Geosphere b)Atmosphere c)Hydrosphere d)Biosphere
a) geosphere
Which is made up mostly of iron and nickel.
Core
Is the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core.
Mantle
What layer of the Earth is the arrow pointing to?
the mantle
Which layer of the Earth is divided up into huge tectonic plates?
Lithosphere
Where is a volcano most likely to form? (convergent/divergent/transform plate boundary)
On a convergent plate boundary
What are hot spots?
Areas where eruptions occur away from plate boundaries
____________ is a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing down slope at great speed.
Pyroclastic Flow
