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Name the three basic layers of the Earth from outermost layer to innermost. |
crust mantle core |
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Name the 5 physical layers of the Earth from the outermost to the innermost. |
lithosphere asthenosphere mesosphere outer core inner core |
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What are the two types of crust? |
continental oceanic |
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Which type of crust is thinner and denser? |
oceanic |
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The inner core is |
solid |
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The outer core is |
liquid |
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The tectonic plates are part of the |
lithosphere |
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Tectonic plates move around on the |
asthenosphere |
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What is the name of the scientist that developed the theory of continental drift? |
Alfred Wegner |
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What is the name of the last super continent? |
Pangaea |
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Describe two pieces of evidence that support Wegner's theory |
This is all of the possible answers if you have two that match you are correct. Matching fossils on opposite coastlines Matching rocks and minerals on opposite coastlines Matching mountain ranges on opposite coastlines Matching glacier markings Continents look like they fit together |
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When two plate move together or collide this is called |
convergent |
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When two plate separate this is called |
divergent |
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When two plates move side by side this is a ____________ boundary. |
transform |
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What does plate movement at a transform boundary cause? |
earthquakes |
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What does plate movement at an oceanic-oceanic divergent plate boundary cause? |
sea floor spreading or under water mountains |
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What does plate movement at a continental-continental divergent boundary cause? |
rift valleys |
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What plate boundary creates volcanoes? |
continental-oceanic convergent |
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