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Theories of earth
earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |