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Mr.Olson 6th Grade Science Chapter 1B

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The idea that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into enormous slabs is called______?   Theory of Plate Tectonics  
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What is the layer of Earth between the core and the crust?   mantle  
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Where do earthquakes and volcanos occur?   plate boundaries  
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What device maps the ocean floor by sending out a sound and then receiving the echo of that sound?   sonar  
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What do we call the process by which new ocean floor is continually being added called?   sea floor spreading  
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A flip of Earth's magnetic field is called what?   magnetic reversal  
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What do we call the part made up of Earth's crust and upper mantle?   tectonic plates  
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What did Alfred Wegener find on seperate continents that he said was proof of his theory?   fossil remains  
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A very long crack in the ocean floor is called a _____?   mid ocean ridge  
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What theory was developed by Alfred Wegener that stated the continents were once one landmass that broke apart?   Continental Drift Theory  
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What device do scientists use to show how particles of iron line up within a rock?   magnetometer  
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What would ne some evidence that the continents were once together?   puzzle like fit of continental shelves, similar fossils, similar mineral deposits  
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What is the area around a magnet where the effects of magnetism are felt?   magnetic field  
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What was the giant landmass called that existed about 200 million years ago?   Pangea  
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Which is thicker: a tectonic plate on land or water?   land  
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