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What is the earths crust made up of

Solid Rock

Give an example of a mountain range formed by a destructive plate boundary

Andes mountains

What happens at a destructive plate boundary?ntle

An oceanic plate collides with a continental plate and is forced under (subduction), creating earthquakes and volcanoes.

What happens at a passive plate boundary

Plates slide past each other, energy builds up and causes earthquake activity

What is a fault line

a crack in the earths curst where two tectonic plates meet/ move past each other

What are Tectonic plates

Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that float on the semi-molten mantle.

Give one landform that forms at a constructive plate boundary.

volcanoes

What was the name of the supercontinent that once existed?

Pangaea

Explain what happens at a constructive plate boundary.

Plates separate, magma rises to create new crust

Name the four main layers of the Earth.

Crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

What is the semi-molten layer of the Earth called where convection currents occur?

Mantle

What is a passive plate boundary

Plates slide past each other; earthquakes often occur.

Which tectonic plate is Ireland located on

Eurasian plate

What is the Core made up of

Liquid iron and nickel

Where is the San Andreas Fault located

California

Explain what convection currents in the mantle do.

Heat causes molten rock to move in circular patterns, which moves tectonic plates.

Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?

Alfred Wegener