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bbms heinz plate tec
bbms heinz plate tectonics quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a "crustal plate boundary"? | the place where two plates touch |
| what evidence did Mr. Wegener have to support his idea of continental drift? | land pieces are like puzzles, fossil evidence and no climate reversal |
| what evidence did Mr. Hess have for sea floor spreading? | pillow lava, old rocks near continents, magnetic strips |
| name the four layers of earth's interior. | crust, mantle, inner core, outer core |
| which layer of earth is cooled and solid? | crust |
| which layer of earth is a hot semisolid? | mantle |
| which layer of earth is very dense and made of metal? | core |
| which layer of earth is made of iron and nickel? | core |
| which layer of earth is the thickest layer? | mantle |
| what do scientists call the crust and the top, ridged part of the mantle? | lithosphere |
| what causes the tectonic plates to move? | convection currents in the mantle |
| what process is responsible for the same fossil types to be found on continents separated by an ocean? | plate tectonics |
| the shape of the continents fitting together like puzzle pieces is evidence for plate tectonics | true |
| Are fossils being found on continents separated by an ocean is evidence for plate tectonics. | yes |
| Is mantle composition (or what the mantle is of) is evidence for plate tectonics. | no |
| Are mountains chains are evidence for plate tectonics | yes |
| Are weather patterns are evidence for plate tectonics. | no |
| the ring of fire is the edge of what tectonic plate. | pacific |
| Are earthquakes are found at crustal plate boundaries. | yes |
| Are volcanoes are found at crustal plate boundaries. | yes |
| Are mountains found at crustal plate boundaries. | yes |
| Are hurricanes found at crustal plate boundaries. | no |
| what causes tectonic plates to move? | convection in the mantle |
| what happens to the temperature in the earth as you get deeper in the earth? | temperature increases |
| what plate motion is it when two plates crash into each other? | convergent |
| what plate motion is it when two plates pull apart from each other? | divergent |
| what plate motion is it when two plates grind past each other? | transform |
| what type of plate motion creates mountains, volcanoes and trenches? | convergent |
| what type of plate motion creates rift valleys and mid ocean ridges? | divergent |
| which type of plate motion creates huge earthquakes? | transform |
| Why did most scientists reject Wegener's idea of continental drift? | he did not know what made the continents move |
| semi-solid | Can move like a liquid but is holds it shape like a solid |
| convergent | When things come together |
| divergent | When things move apart |
| transform | To slide, rub and scrape |
| lava | Melted rock that is on the outside of a volcano |
| magma | Melted rock that is in a volcano |
| convection | Heat that flows up and then sinks down when cool |
| Earth's Interior | All the layers of earth – crust, mantle and core |
| continental crust | The crust that has a continent on it |
| oceanic crust | The crust that has an ocean on it |
| boundary | The place where two plates (pieces of crust) touch |
| crust | The outer layer of earth |
| mantle | The layer of earth under the crust that flows because of convection |
| core | The inner most part of earth made of nickel and iron |
| plates | The broken pieces of earth’s crust |
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