1: How many earthquakes occur every year around the world?
An Average of 2,000 earthquakes occur every year around the world.
2: What is the Tectonics Theory? Explain.
The Tectonic Theory states that the surface of the earth is not fixed and determinable , but it's in constant change .
3: Where do the Tectonic forces originate?
The Tectonic forces originate deep within the planet.
4: What are the Earth’s 3 main layers?
The three main layers of the Earth are at the center of the earth. These are the Inner , Mantle and the Outer Core.
5: Where is Tectonic activity concentrated?
The Tectonic activity is concentrated in 700 km of the planet in the upper Mantle and the Crust.
6: What is the Lithosphere? Where is it located?
Lithosphere is the fusion of the outer mantle and the crust , which makes a rigid rocky layer of 100 km thick. It is located at the upper layers of the earth.
7: What is the Asthenosphere? Why is it important to plate tectonics?
Asthenosphere is the crust of the earth. This is squishy and can deform and flow. It is too important to have different plate tectonics because it can prevent like in the case of the Asthenosphere the heat from the center of erath to damage the upper layers of the earth.
8: How fast do plates move (average?)
They move slow with an average of our fingernails
9: What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
There are three types of plate boundaries . These are : Divergent , Convergent and Transform Boundaries.
10: What happens at Divergent Boundaries? Where are these mostly located?
Divergent boundaries , are usually pull apart from each other. They are mostly located in the ocean , into spreading centers .Every type of boundary have a different reaction to the earth . As in this case the divergent boundary push up the magma from the mantle and it becomes into a solid rock , forming a new crust on the torn edge of the plates.
11: What kind of rock is Oceanic Crust made of?
The oceanic crust is made of the solid rock of magma named Basalt.
12: What happens at Convergent Boundaries? What is often formed? Explain.
The thing that happens with Convergent boundaries is completely the opposite as the divergent boundaries . In this case instead of pulling apart from each other , they collide with one another . The impact buckles the edge of one or both plates up into a rugged mountain range.
13: What is Granite? Where is it found?
Granite is the result of the magma formed from melting plates solidifies. It is found in the continents, since these are made of granite.
14: What happens at Transform Boundaries? What is special about transform boundaries ?
Transform Boundaries have a process in where the plates slide past one another Transform Boundaries are special and different than the others two , by the reaction of no magma formed.
An Average of 2,000 earthquakes occur every year around the world.
2: What is the Tectonics Theory? Explain.
The Tectonic Theory states that the surface of the earth is not fixed and determinable , but it's in constant change .
3: Where do the Tectonic forces originate?
The Tectonic forces originate deep within the planet.
4: What are the Earth’s 3 main layers?
The three main layers of the Earth are at the center of the earth. These are the Inner , Mantle and the Outer Core.
5: Where is Tectonic activity concentrated?
The Tectonic activity is concentrated in 700 km of the planet in the upper Mantle and the Crust.
6: What is the Lithosphere? Where is it located?
Lithosphere is the fusion of the outer mantle and the crust , which makes a rigid rocky layer of 100 km thick. It is located at the upper layers of the earth.
7: What is the Asthenosphere? Why is it important to plate tectonics?
Asthenosphere is the crust of the earth. This is squishy and can deform and flow. It is too important to have different plate tectonics because it can prevent like in the case of the Asthenosphere the heat from the center of erath to damage the upper layers of the earth.
8: How fast do plates move (average?)
They move slow with an average of our fingernails
9: What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
There are three types of plate boundaries . These are : Divergent , Convergent and Transform Boundaries.
10: What happens at Divergent Boundaries? Where are these mostly located?
Divergent boundaries , are usually pull apart from each other. They are mostly located in the ocean , into spreading centers .Every type of boundary have a different reaction to the earth . As in this case the divergent boundary push up the magma from the mantle and it becomes into a solid rock , forming a new crust on the torn edge of the plates.
11: What kind of rock is Oceanic Crust made of?
The oceanic crust is made of the solid rock of magma named Basalt.
12: What happens at Convergent Boundaries? What is often formed? Explain.
The thing that happens with Convergent boundaries is completely the opposite as the divergent boundaries . In this case instead of pulling apart from each other , they collide with one another . The impact buckles the edge of one or both plates up into a rugged mountain range.
13: What is Granite? Where is it found?
Granite is the result of the magma formed from melting plates solidifies. It is found in the continents, since these are made of granite.
14: What happens at Transform Boundaries? What is special about transform boundaries ?
Transform Boundaries have a process in where the plates slide past one another Transform Boundaries are special and different than the others two , by the reaction of no magma formed.