Layers of the Earth Vocabulary Worksheet

Made of solid rock and soil, thinnest layer
Made of softer rock and soil, thickest layer
Made of magma (melted rock)
Made of solid iron and nickel
The study of the process of how plates move or float on magma
huge pieces of crust that float or move on magma
crack between the layers at the plate boundaries
the theory that continents move or drift
the super continent: the theory that all continents were connected long ago
plate that carries mostly land
Plate carrying mostly water
Melted rock within the Earth
melted rock once it has reached the Earth's surface
stationary pool of magma
highest landforms on Earth. Created by two plates colliding or from volcanic eruptions.
An opening in the ground through which lava flows. Created when one plate slides under another.
sudden movement in the Earth's crust. Created when two plates scrape each other.
Huge waves produced by under water earthquakes.
Most of the world's most active volcanoes sit around the rim of the Pacific Ocean and form this landform.
The wonderful teacher who sings and dances for us.