Restless Earth

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

The layers of gas/air around us.

Question 2

Hydrosphere

Answer 2

The layer of water.

Question 3

Biosphere

Answer 3

The very thin layer of living things on the crust.

Question 4

Asthenosphere

Answer 4

The upper part of the Earth’s mantle where rocks are more fluid.

Question 5

Convection Currents

Answer 5

Circulating movements of the magma in the mantle caused by the heat of the core.

Question 6

Magnitude

Answer 6

The size of an earthquake.

Question 7

Oceanic Crust

Answer 7

Part of the crust made from dense, basaltic rocks.

Question 8

Plate margin

Answer 8

The boundary between two tectonic plates.

Question 9

Prediction

Answer 9

Forecasting future changes.

Question 10

Response

Answer 10

The way in which people react to a situation e.g. an earthquake.

Question 11

Tectonic hazards

Answer 11

Threats posed by earthquakes, volcanoes etc.

Question 12

Core

Answer 12

The central part of the Earth consisting of a solid inner core made from iron, and a more fluid outer core made from nickel.

Question 13

Continental crust

Answer 13

Part of the crust made from less dense, granitic rocks.

Question 14

Primary effects

Answer 14

Immediate effects, or impacts of a disaster e.g. mud flows, lava flows

Question 15

Secondary effects

Answer 15

The after effects of a disaster e.g. disease spreads due to dirty water, loss of economy due to destruction of businesses.