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Tectonics & Quakes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is explained on how major landforms are created as a result of Earth’s mantle movements beneath the surface? | Plate Tectonics |
| Which scientist created a theory to how continents broke apart from each other? | Alfred Wegener |
| What did Alfred Wegener called continent when it was one major continent that was together? | Pangaea |
| What did Wegner call his theory that explained the tectonic plates moving apart? | Continental Drift |
| Later a geologist named Harry Hess proposed the surface of the planet was moving, what did he call it? | Seafloor Spreading |
| What is the border that is between all tectonic plates on Earth called? | The Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| What was the name of the geologist that develop the surface of the planet moving from his Seafloor Spreading idea? | Harry Hess |
| What is the border that is between all tectonic plates on Earth called? | The Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| What was the name of the super continent before it broke apart from the Mid-Atlanta Ridge tectonic plates? | Pangaea |
| What is the shaking of the Earth’s surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere? | An Earthquake |
| What many types of earthquakes exist in the world today? | Four types |
| What are the names of the 4 types of earthquakes? | Normal Fault, Reverse Fault, Right-Lateral Fault, & Left-Lateral Fault |
| In the sizes of the Solar System planets, where does the planet Earth rank in its size? | Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system |
| What makes the planet Earth unique from the other planets in the Solar System? | It is the only planet with liquid water |
| What are is the outer part of the Earth known as? | The Earth’s crust |
| How deep is the Earth’s crust? | About 25 miles |
| About how much of the Earth’s mass is made up of the Earth’s crust? | About 1% of the Earth’s mass |
| How deep is the Earth’s mantle? | 1,800 miles after the crust |
| About how much of the Earth’s volume make ups the Earth’s mantle? | About 85% |
| How many part is the mantle made of and what are they called? | 2 parts & the upper and lower mantle |
| How deep is the Earth’s core? | The Earth’s core is about (1,802 miles) deep after the lower mantle |
| How many part is the core made of and what are they called? | 2 parts & the outer and inner core |
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