Earthquakes occur at edge of oceanic and continental plates.
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How many modern day continents have been formed from continental drift.
7 continents
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What substance comes out of a volcano?
Magma
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Where are Glaciers found?
In the North and South pole
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How many moons does Earth have.
Earth has one moon
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What is an epicenter?
An epicenter is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
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Who discovered the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegner
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How is magma erupted out of a volcano?
Pressure builds up inside the volcano and the presure rises up the magma and erupts it out of the volcano.
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How do Glaciers form?
Glaciers form when over time large amounts of snow get packed together so tightly that it makes a solid block of ice or a Glacier
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What is a star.
A star is a sun
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What causes a Earthquake?
When two plates rub against each other and causes friction it shakes the ground causing an Earthquake.
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What was the super-continent that existied 300 million years ago?
Pangea
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What area in the earth does the magma come from?
The magma comes from the mantle.
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What object is formed when part of a Glacier breaks off into the ocean?
An iceberg
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What planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet by scientist in 2006.
Pluto
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Would a 2.3 earthquake occured, would you say it was weak or strong?
It would be weak and you wouldn't feel it.
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Brielfy explain continental drift.
Continental drift is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.
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Name a state in the US that is an island made up of volcanoes.
Hawaii
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What is a Glacier made up of, Salt water or Fresh water?
Fresh water
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What planet has a similar size compared to Earth?
Venus
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What instrument is used to measure the size of an earthquake.
A seismograph
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How has continental drift change the landforms on earth's surface?
Continental drift has moved continents from Pangea to present day, it affected Earth's climates through changes in oceanic currents and land mass sizes.
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Name at least one type of volcano?
Either cinder cone, shield, or composite volcanoes.