EARTH’S STRUCTURE
Label the layers of the Earth.
Which layer(s) of the Earth are:
a) solid: ___________________________________
b) partially melted: __________________________
c) liquid: ___________________________________
d) the thickest: _____________________________
e) the thinnest: _____________________________
Combined the crust and upper mantle are called
the _____________________.
EARTH’S SPHERES
Name the 4 layers of the Earth and use one or two
words to describe each one.
_______________________ : _______________________
_______________________ : _______________________
_______________________ : _______________________
_______________________ : _______________________
CHAPTER 5: Study Sheet
LITHOSPHERE
The lithosphere forms the The lithosphere is broken into giant pieces
different landforms that we called _____________ ________________.
see, such as mountains,
valleys, etc. These landforms
Why do these plates move?
are called Earth’s
__________________________________
_________________.
__________________________________
__________________________________
What German scientist first __________________________________
proposed the theory of
continental drift?
At one point, all the continents were stuck
together in one supercontinent called
__________________________
______________________.
Name the movement of these tectonic plates: How do mountains form?
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
What is the scientific name for
mountain formation?
___________________________
Over time mountains get shorter by erosion. Define erosion.
_________________________________________________________________________
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 VOLCANOES TSUNAMIS EARTHQUAKES
Explain how a volcano can occur at a Tsunamis are most often caused by Earthquakes typically happen at a
divergent boundary: ____________________ underwater ___________________ or ___________________ boundary.
_______________________________________ _________________.
_______________________________________
Explain how earthquakes happen.
_______________________________________ In the open ocean, the tsunami waves are _____________________________________
moving _________ but they are not _______. _____________________________________
Explain how a volcano can occur at a
As the tsunami enters the shallow water _____________________________________
convergent boundary: ___________________
close to shore, the waves ______ ________ _____________________________________
_______________________________________
but get ____________.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________ What is the difference between the
What to do if you’re near a tsunami: FOCUS and the EPICENTRE?
_______________________________________
1. Get as _______ as possible. _____________________________________
_______________________________________
2. Get as _______ away from the ocean as _____________________________________
possible _____________________________________
Most of the world’s volcanoes occur in the
_______________ of ___________. _____________________________________

What is the difference

An earthquake is the strongest at its
between lava and
_____________________.
magma?
_______________________
Scientists measure the intensity and
_______________________
duration of earthquakes on machines
_______________________
called ______________________.
_______________________
_______________________
Earthquakes are measured on the
_______________________
_______________ Scale from _____ to
_______________________
______, with _______ being the worst
_______________________
possible earthquake.