PLATE TECTONICS
-How many earthquakes occur every year?
Around 2,000
-What is the Tectonics theory?
Our planet Earth moves non-stop
-Where do the tectonic plates originate?
Deep in the Earth's crust
-What are the Earth's 3 main layers?
Core, Mantle, and Crust
-Where is Tectonic activity focused on?
700 km of the Earth's surface
-How fast do plates move?
Around how fast our nails grow
-WHat are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
-What kind of rock is the crust made of?
Basalt lava
-What is 'Granite'?
light colored, low density rock that made the continents
Around 2,000
-What is the Tectonics theory?
Our planet Earth moves non-stop
-Where do the tectonic plates originate?
Deep in the Earth's crust
-What are the Earth's 3 main layers?
Core, Mantle, and Crust
-Where is Tectonic activity focused on?
700 km of the Earth's surface
-How fast do plates move?
Around how fast our nails grow
-WHat are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
-What kind of rock is the crust made of?
Basalt lava
-What is 'Granite'?
light colored, low density rock that made the continents