Earth has 4 layers, the inner core, the outer core, the ____ and the crust. The hottest layer is the ____. ____ can be found in the mantle. We live on the ____. The crust is divided into tectonic plates, and each of these plates meet at a different type of ____. ____ plate boundaries mean that one piece of crust is being ____ under the other. This can lead to mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes. New crust is formed at ____ plate boundaries, as two plates are pulled apart and magma rises from the mantle, cools and forms new rock. At ____ boundaries, two tectonic plates are sliding past each other, leading to many earthquakes. Plate tectonics helps us to understand the theory of ____, where 320 million years ago all of the plates of the earth were joined in one supercontinent called ____. Glasgow and Edinburgh used to have lots of ____ as the tectonic plate we live on used to be nearer the equator. Learning about plate tectonics helps us to understand why the ____ looks like it does.

Volcanoes

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?