Earth's Layers
This is the outermost layer of Earth
What is the Crust!
The two types of crust are.....
How are they different?
Continental & Oceanic
Continental is thicker, but easier to dig through!
Oceanic is thinner, but harder to dig through!
The most recent supercontinent was called _________
Pangea
Plate Tectonics is the _________ movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates!
Constant
The name for the phenomena where all heated material will rise and all cooler material will sink
Convection Currents
The _____ ____ is a layer of Earth that is completely solid iron because of so much _______. (2 Answers)
Inner Core ; Pressure
The largest layer of the planet!
The Mantle!
FALSE. Pangea was our most recent supercontinent but there is evidence that there were more than one!
This is the name of the Plate Boundary where plates are moving apart from each other (& new crust is created...maybe even a volcano!)
What is a DIVERGENT Plate Boundary!
Draw a picture and go show it to Mr. Cermack without telling him who's is whos. Whoever he picks gets this 200 points.
(To the Loser) - Get better at art.
This layer is fully liquid iron & nickel and is responsible for our magnetic field!
The Outer Core!
As you go deeper into the Earth, both ______ & _______ increase!
Continental Drift was initially rejected by scientists as it did not account for the movement of :
A) Earth's Core
B) Earth's Magnetic Field
C) Continental Plates
D) Oceanic Plates
D) Oceanic Plates
The name of the plate boundary where the plates are sliding past one another (may cause Earthquakes!)
What is Transform Plate Boundary!
Winner gets these points
This is the name of the Plate BOUNDARIES where the majority of Earth's tectonic and geologic activity occurs (Earthquakes, Volcanoes, etc.)
What is Fault Lines!
This is the Crust + the Top Layer of the Mantle where all of the plates move
What is the Lithosphere!
The main evidence that scientists used to conclude that the continents were once together
Similar ______ Similar _______
Similar ______ Looks like ______ _________
Similar Fossils
Similar Mountains (Rocks)
Similar Glacial Patterns
Looks like Puzzle Pieces pulled apart!
What is a Convergent!
How many colors are there on a rainbow?
7 (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
What is the Aesthenosphere
__________ are the main way that we are able to learn more about the interior of our planet!
A) Sonar
B) Radio Waves
C) Earthquakes
D) Volcanoes
C) Earthquakes
Earthquakes send seismic waves that we able to read and analyze!
The name of the scientist who first proposed the theory of Continental Drift in 1912.
Who is Alfred Wegener!
This is the name of the zone where crust goes under other crust back into the mantle to die :(
What is a Subduction Zone!
First person to write all 8 7th grade core teachers last names in alphabetical order wins these points
Bloch
Cermack
Clasby
Erickson
Hain
Holland
Minks
O'Malley