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level: Tectonic Hazards

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level questions: Tectonic Hazards

Question	Answer
Name the outer most layer labelled A	Crust
Name the section labelled B	Mantle
Name the section labelled D	Inner Core
Name the section labelled C	Outer Core
The ring of fire is situated around which plate?	Pacific plate
The hottest part of the Earth is the?	Inner core
The liquid layer of the Earth's structure is known as?	Outer core
In the Earth's structure, the outer core is made up of Nickel and?	Iron
The thickest section within the Earth's structure is known as?	Mantle
The mantle is approximately how many kilometres thick?	2900
The mantle is made up of semi-molten rock known as what?	Magma
The outer most layer of the Earth is roughly how many kilometres thick?	0-60
The crust is made up of what type of layers?	Solid rock
The earths crust is made up of two types of tectonic plates. They are?	Oceanic
Heat rising and falling inside the mantle creates which type of currents?	Convection
Out of the two types of techtonic plates, which is dense and thinner?	Oceanic
How is convection current created inside the mantle?	Radioactive decay
Convection currents make the plates move, which is known as the theory of what?	Plate techtonics
Molten rock is known as?	Magma
Converging convection currents cause plates to collide. This is known as what type of plate margin?	Destructive
Diverging convection currents cause plates to separate. This is known as what type of plate margin?	Constructive
When plates slide past or against each other, this is known as what type of plate margin?	Conservative
Out of the two types of techtonic plates, which is less dense and thicker?	Continental
Plate movement and techtonic activity at plate margins causes...?	Earthquakes and volcanoes