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Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics Vocabulary. Crust. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth, above the mantle. Mantle. The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core. Core. The central part of the Earth, below the mantle. Lithosphere.

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Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

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  1. Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

  2. Crust • The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth, above the mantle.

  3. Mantle • The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core.

  4. Core • The central part of the Earth, below the mantle.

  5. Lithosphere • The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.

  6. Asthenosphere • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.

  7. Mesosphere • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.

  8. Tectonic Plate • A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.

  9. Continental Drift • The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.

  10. Sea Floor Spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.

  11. Plate Tectonics • The theory that explains how the tectonic plates move and change shape.

  12. Convergent Boundary • The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates.

  13. Divergent Boundary • The boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.

  14. Transform Boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.

  15. Compression • Compression squeezes rocks together, causing rocks to fold or fracture (break). Compression is the most common stress at convergent plate boundaries.

  16. Tension • Stress that occurs when objects are stretched.

  17. Folding • The bending of rock layers due to stress.

  18. Fault • A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another.

  19. Uplift • The rising of regions of the Earth’s crust to higher elevations.

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