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chapter 1
dynamic earth
Question | Answer |
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what are all the continents as one giant landmass called | Pangaea |
what causes the plates to move | convection currents |
what are three ways the plates move | colliding, separating, sliding |
name 2 plates colliding with the Eurasian plate | African, Indo-Australian |
name all the plates | Nazca, African, North American, South American, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, Pacific |
what do separating plates create | volcanic mountains, volcanic islands, earthquakes |
what do colliding plates create | volcanic mountains, fold mountains, earthquakes |
what do sliding plates create | earthquakes |
what is the largest layer of the earth | mantle |
what layer of the earth is the hottest | inner core |
which plate does Ireland lie on | Eurasian |
what are plates moving called | Continental drift |
what is lava underground called | magma |
what is released when magma comes to the surface | gas |