Results of Moving Plate Tectonics
What Plate boundaries cause an earthquake?
Transform boundary.
x10
What moves the plates around?
Convection Currents
x6
The law that means "the deeper it is, the older it is"?
Law of superposition
x5
Which type of rock can be found near volcanoes?
Igneous rock
-200
How many layers are there?
4 layers. Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
-600
What happens when two plates collide and one is denser.
Subduction zone. One sinks below the other
+400
What caused Pangaea to separate?
Plate Tectonics
-100
What is the word that means, the state of being preserved?
Preservation
Your points are no longer preserved.
Lose 80% of total points
What kind of rock is formed from weathering and erosion?
Sedimentary rocks.
x3 Point Opportunity: Name 3 Examples
Name the layers of the Earth.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core.
Thanos Snap!
Half of Other Teams Points Vanish
Which plate boundary causes seafloor spreading?
Divergent plate boundaries.
x2
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Transform, Divergent, Convergent
X4
What is used to order the history of Plate Tectonics
Geologic Time Scale
x3
What are the three main types of rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Abra Kadabra!
Half of your Points Disappear
Is the inner core solid or liquid?
Solid
-100
What layer are the tectonics plates in?
The crust.
-20% of TOTAL Points
What name did Wegener give to his proposed single supercontinent?
Pangea
x3
What method is used to date fossils using minerals in the fossils?
Carbon Dating
x2
What are the two ways we can find the age of rock layers?
Relative Dating & Absolute Dating
+300
What is the crust?
The rigid outer part of the earth.
-200
What plate boundary causes mountains to form?
Convergent Boundary's.
What is used to measure an earthquakes magnitude?
seismograph
What is the definition of Absolute Dating?
finding the exact date that of which a fossil comes from.
x2
What type of rock forms when heat and pressure transform existing rocks into new material?
Metamorphic rock
-300
What is is the inner core?
Under the liquid-metal outer layer of the Earth's core is a solid ball of super hot iron and nickel alloy
+100