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The moving apart of plates on the ocean floor that is caused by magma flowing up between the plates and then hardening.
What is Seafloor Spreading
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The crust and the rigid part of Earth's mantle.
What is Lithosphere.
100
The height of a place above sea level.
What is Elevation.
100
Earth's solid, rocky surface.
What is Crust.
100
The part of Earth that contains water.
What is Hydrosphere.
200
The theory that Earth's surface is broken into pieces, or plates that slide over the magma in the mantle.
What is Plate Tectonics.
200
The location North or South of the equator.
What is Latitude.
200
The slow movement of the continents over time.
What is Continental drift.
200
The layer of Earth beneath the crust.
What is Mantle.
200
Heat is transferred through Earth's interior by?
What is Convection currents.
300
How much of the world is covered by water?
What is 75%.
300
The scientist who concluded that all the continents had once been part of a single supercontinent.
Who is Alfred Wegener.
300
Give one piece of evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics.
- Some continents fit like puzzle pieces - Places in which different continents had fossils of the same plants and animals and matching rocks, glaciers or mountain ranges. - Antartica had fossils of species that were tropical. - Mountain chains in the middle of the ocean floor.
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What type of feature might you see at a convergent boundary?
What is Mountain.
300
What type of feature might you see at a divergent boundary?
What is Trench or Valley.
400
What type of feature might you see at a Transverse boundary?
What is Ridge, Fault, Earthquake.
400
Of the 75% of the Earth that is covered by water, how much is salt water?
What is 95%
400
Contour lines on a map connect places that have the same?
What is Elevation.
400
Which of the following does NOT form at a convergent boundary? Ocean trench Mountain Volcano Mid-ocean Ridge
What is Mid-ocean Ridge
400
What is the central part of Earth?
What is Core
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Hot, fluid rock.
What is magma.
500
True or False: Seafloor rock is magnetic.
What is True
500
True or False: You should study for multiple nights for a test.
What is True.
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True or False: For this quiz, you should memorize the study guide.
What is False
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What are some other ways you can study for this test?
What is: Make flashcards Complete the lesson reviews at the end of each lesson Teach someone else about plate tectonics Reread some of the information from the lessons Pay attention to the charts, graphs, and diagrams
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