Choose the appropriate type of "Plate":
1. A rubber mat used in baseball
2. A dish from which food is eaten
3. A part of the Earth's crust, which floats on the mantle
3
100
If a volcano is not active, then it is __________
Dormant
200
What caused the continents to move?
Continental Drift
200
What are the two types of crust?
Continental and Oceanic?
200
Are mountains formed by plates pushing together or pulling apart?
Pushing together
200
____________ are large, slowly moving masses of ice.
Glaciers
200
What percent of Earth is water?
71%
300
The continents will never shift again. True or False?
False...
300
Which layer is the thickest?
The Mantle
300
What are Deltas connected to?
A river
300
What is a characteristic? Give an example.
A trait or quality that something has.
Example: All living things change and grow
300
Is magma hot or cold?
hot
400
How do fossils prove that continental drift exists?
Because similar fossils and rocks can be found in different areas.
400
Which layer is the hottest?
The Inner Core
400
Name 3 types of landforms.
Mesa, Canyon, Mountain
400
Define "material"
the substance of which something is made up of
400
When the Earth's plates shift the result is an ___________.
Earthquake
500
How many continents are there today?
Name all of them.
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, Australia, Asia
500
On which layer does life exist?
The Crust
500
Name a famous landform
The Grand Canyon
500
_____________ is the study of weather.
Meteorology/Climatology
500
A ________________ is like a volcano but shoots out hot, steamy water.