Bellwork
o Put your N, D & B on a ½ sheet CSOP
o Share the other half with another student
o Label it “Earth’s Layers & Continental
Drift B.W. #1”
o Write down one [1] question that you
believe will be on the test, NOT a question
about the test
o Clear everything else from your desk
o Wait P & Q
Earth’s Layers & Continental Drift
Study Guide
Fill in your:
Name: _________
Date: ________
Block: _________
Key & Important Words
First Row
Crust
Asthenosphere
Continental Drift
Convection
Mantle
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Core
Second Row
Pangaea
Plate Boundary
Divergent
Rift Valley
Convergent
Plate Tectonics
Transform
1. The three main layers that make up
Earth are the C_____, the M_____ and
the C_____.
Core
Mantle
Crust
2. Label the core, the mantle and the
crust on the diagram below.
Core
Mantle
Crust
3. The L__________ is made up of
the C__________ and the upper part
of the M__________.
Lithosphere
Crust
Mantle
4. The hot softer part of M_______
that the L________ sits on top of is
called the A________.
Mantle
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
5. Materials that are L_____
D_________ rise to Earth’s surface.
Less Dense
6. Materials that are M_____
D_______ sink toward Earth’s center.
More Dense
7. Earth’s core has two parts, the
I_____ C____ and the O_____ C____.
Inner Core
Outer Core
8. The O_______ C______ is L_____ rock and
the I____ C_____ is S_______ because of the
immense amount of pressure that it is under.
Outer Core
Liquid
Inner Core
Solid
9. A C_______ C_______ occurs when hot rock
in the mantle R______ toward the crust, C_____
and then F_____ in a continuous motion.
Convection Current
Rises
Cools
Falls
10. At a D________ B________ plates
move A_________ from one another.
Divergent Boundary
Away
11. At a C________ B________ plates
move T________ one another.
Convergent Boundary
Toward
12. At a T________ B_______ plates
S_______ past one another.
Tranform Boundary
Scrape
13. Because stress builds up over
time, E____________ tend to happen
at plate boundaries.
Earthquakes
Finish the following while
STUDYING for the test
tonight!
#14 - #19
20. Return to class with this study guide
finished on the day of your Test.
Tuesday
August
st
31
2010
21. Have a parent sign in the space
below or to the right.