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The idea that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and
moved
Continental Drift
Tectonic Plates
Transform
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Forms where plates are moving away from each other
Divergent-
Convergent-
Transform-
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Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding
Divergent-
Convergent-
Transform-
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The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.
Laurasia.
Pangaea.
Eurasia.
Gondwana.
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Tectonic plates consist of
continental crust.
mesosphere.
both continental and oceanic crust.
oceanic crust.
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The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of
magnetic reversal.
global positioning.
continental drift.
oceanic drift.
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The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
the Moho discontinuity.
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Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that
the oceanic crust is melting.
the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust
volcanic islands are forming.
the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
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Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What are the two types of crustcontinental and oceanicocean and upperlower and upperpizza and subway
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is this a picture of?plate tectonicscontinental driftpangeaglacier scaring
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What does the theory of continental drift state?The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over timeContinents are stationary and do not moveThe Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currentsnone of the above
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The earth is compose of three main layers, except for____?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Lithosphere
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______ a hypothesis that new sea floor is created at mid-ocean ridges and that in the process the continents are pushed apart from each other.
PLATE TECTONIC
FAULTS
SEA-FLOOR SPREADING
SEISMOMETER
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How fast the continents move?
3-4 inches per day
3-4 inches per week
3-4 inches per month
3-4 inches per year
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The three types of plate boundaries are
Convergent, divergent, change
Divergent, allegiant, insurgent
Convergent, divergent, transform
Push, pull, slide
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What is common at convergent boundaries?
Valleys
Canyons
Mountains
Rivers
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What happens often at transform boundaries?
Rain
Hurricanes
Volcanic activity
Earthquakes
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The crust is
Layer of molten metal.
Outermost layer of the Earth.
Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
Innermost layer of solid metal.
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The lower mantle is
Solid material extending to Earth's core.
Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere .
Layer of molten metal.
Innermost layer of solid metal.
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The outer core is
Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere .
Solid material extending to Earth's core.
Layer of molten metal.
Outermost layer of the Earth.
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The inner core is
Layer of molten metal.
Outermost layer of the Earth.
Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere .
Innermost layer of solid metal.