Continental Drift
Who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift?
Who is Alfred Wegner?
Earthquakes are caused because of two plates...(DESCRIBE MOVEMENT)
What is sliding/tranform boundaries sliding?
On a topographic map, what does it mean when the lines are close together?
What is steep slope?
Which type of front leaves behind warmer air with a higher humidity?
What is warm front?
What is the name of the warm water current on the east coast of the United States?
What is the Gulf Stream current?
What is the name of the supercontinent?
What is Pangaea?
Name two landforms that are created at a divergent boundary?
What is rift valley/mid ocean ridge?
The darker/bold contour lines which are usually shown as every 5th line are known as?
What are index contour lines?
What type of weather is associated with high pressure systems?
What is sunny & clear weather?
Surface currents are caused by this?
What is wind?
What is matching landforms(mountain ranges), animal/plant fossil evidence & climate similarities?
Define subduction
What is when one plate is more dense & sinks and the other is less dense & floats?
How is the contour interval determined?
What is find the pattern showing how the elevation increases?
A violent storm with strong winds. Requires warm, moist air and typically forms near the equator. Winds range from 74mph or more.
What is hurricane/cyclone?
Water closest to the poles is...
What is colder?
What is one thing Wegner could not prove within his theory?
What is how/why the plates moved?
What is mountains, islands & volcanos?
Name how topographic maps may be useful?
What is show land features, identify roads, boundaries, transmission lines, and major buildings?
What type of weather is associated with Low pressure?
What is rain & storms?
Which of the following could account for the weakening of hurricanes when they reach the Atlantic Ocean?
What is the temperature of water is colder?
Name the two types of crust.
What is oceanic & continental?
What cause plate boundary movement(THINK OF WHAT OCCURS IN THE MANTLE)?
What is convection currents?
How do we determine the flow of a river(what do we look for on the map)?
What is look at the direction of the contour lines/use a compass?
The apparent shift in direction of a fluid moving across the surface of the Earth; caused by the Earth's rotation. In the N Hemisphere it rotates clockwise, in the S Hemisphere it rotates counterclockwise.
What is the coriolis effect?
What is the name of the cold water ocean current in the western US?
What is the California Current?