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12 Cards in this Set
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What was Wegner's theory about the Earth called? |
Continental Drift |
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Name two or more facts that support this theory |
1. Fossils can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean 2. Ancient glaciers are found in the South 3. Ancient rocks can be found across oceans. 4. The Continents appear to fit together |
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What is a Convergent Plate Boundary? |
Two plates collide, destroying land. |
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What is a Divergent Plate Boundary? |
Two plates pull apart, creating new land and seafloor. |
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What is a Transform Plate Boundary? |
Two plates slide past each other. Nothing is created nor destroyed. |
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What does a Convergent Continental- Continental create? |
Mountains |
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What does a Convergent Continental-Oceanic create? |
Volcanoes |
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What does a Divergent Oceanic-Oceanic create? |
Ridges |
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What does a Transform create? |
Earthquakes |
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What does a Divergent Continental Continental create? |
Rift Valleys |
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Name the 3 major layers of the Earth. |
1. Crust 2. Mantle 3. Core |
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Name the 5 physical layers of the Earth. |
1. Lithosphere 2. Asthenosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. Outer Core 5. Inner Core |
