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Theories of earth
earth
Question | Answer |
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huge cracks in the ocean floor | mid ocean ridge |
float on top of the asthenosphere and flows | plates |
where two plates meet | plate boundaries |
two plates slip past eachother in opposite directions | transform boundary |
two plates move apart | divergent boundaries |
two plates come together and collide | convergent boundaries |
the super continent in Wegeners theory of continental drift | Pangaea |
the process that constantly adds new material to the ocean floor | sea floor spreading |
fossil evidence of wegeners theory | fern plant fossils were found all over the world |
Iron and nickel about 750miles thick | Inner core |
Liquid iron and nickel about 1400miles thick | Outer core |
what kind of rock does the oceanic crust contain | basalt |
what kind of rock does the continental crust contain | granite |
the upper part of the mantle made of molten rock | lithosphere |
the lower part of the mantle | asthenosphere |
the core is made of mostly | iron and nickel |
the core is earths | inside layer |
the core is a | giant magnet |