Vocabulary
The thinnest layer of the Earth
The crust
Name the different layers of Earth
Crust, mantle (upper and lower), outer core, inner core
Who created the Continental Drift Theory
Alfred Wegener
What is the number and wing of this classroom?
2C
How many continents are on Earth today?
Seven
A number of rigid, but moving, pieces of Earth's surface
Tectonic Plates
What layer is thickest?
The mantle
Which two continents fit most closely together?
Africa and South America
Which of the following teachers does not teach 6th grade this year?
Mr. Remedios, Ms. Boswell, Mr. Kuhn, Ms. Strempel
What is the largest Ocean on Earth today?
The Pacific Ocean
The theory that all continents are fragments of Pangaea now drifting apart
Continental Drift
Which layer is most liquid?
The outer core
What type of evidence for continental drift is the discovery of tropical plants found in sediment layers of Antarctica?
Fossil evidence
How many days of school are in one trimester?
60
Approximately how old do scientists think the Earth is?
4.6 billion years old
Process that drives the circular motion of the upper mantle
Scientific name for the rigid part of Earth that includes both the crust and the upper mantle
How many years ago did Pangea exist?
200-250 million years ago
How many students attend OHI? (must be within 20 of correct answer to get credit)
777
What is the nickname of the extinction event about million years ago when all of the trilobites (and many other organisms) died?
"The Great Dying"
Hottest layer of Earth that is made of solid metal
The inner core
What is the name for a plate boundary where plates crash into each other?
Convergent
Name two types of natural disasters that can be caused by tectonic plates.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes
What was this school called before it became Oak Harbor Intermediate?
Oak Harbor Middle School
About how many years ago did dinosaurs become extinct?
65 million years ago