The Restless Earth

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  • Created on: 23-12-13 17:07
The Restless Earth
14 Questions
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Why is teh Earth's crust unstable?
Crust is very thin and split up into plates so these move around
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Define the following key words:
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Tectonic
Rocks - includes the crust of the Earth
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Plate Tectonics
The movement of the earth's crust
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Natural Hazard
Event caused by natural surroundings, which is a threat to humans and can't be controlled
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Plate
One of the divisions of the crust
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Plate Margin
Boundary between to plates
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Relatively how old is the Earth?
4.6 billion years old
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Describe the following structures of the Earth:
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Crust
Broken into 7 large plates ; (Continental) - lighter and less dense rocks ; (Oceanic) - thinner and denser rocks
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Mantle
Very hot (up to 3800 degrees) + Viscous (slushy layer)
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Core
Excessive heat (4300 degrees) + Under huge pressure
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What is the thickness of the following?
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Crust
5 - 30 km thick
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Mantle
2900 km thick
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Core
6370 km (from surface)
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What drives the movement of the plates across the earth's surface?
The very hot core heats the mantle consisting of molten rock. The magma then becomes less dense and expands due convection current. As they rise, the mantle sticks to the plate. Currents spread out causing plates to move
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