Inside Earth
I Lava Science!
Continental Drift and Convection Currents
Magma Made Me?
Thanksgiving
100
This layer is in the middle, some of you might have one over your fireplace
What is the mantle
100
This type of lava flows easily and hardens into a rippled surface.
What is pahoehoe
100
He was the scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift
What is Alfred Wegener
100
I am a horizontal landform, in between layers of rock.
What is a volcanic sill
100
The first Thanksgiving was held here
Where is Plymouth, MA
200
This layer can be split into two parts even though they are both made of the same substances.
What is the core
200
Rough chunky lava
What is Aa
200
The supercontinent when all Earth's landmasses were joined together
What is Pangaea
200
I formed when a large mass of magma cools and hardens underground
What is a batholith
200
This New York newspaper featured the Macy's parade on it's front page
What is the New York Post
300
This layer is hot... like soft plastic
What is the asthenosphere
300
This type of flow is typical in an explosive eruption... some of the larger bombs can be as big as a car!
What is a pyroclastic flow
300
One of the three types of evidence used to support continental drift
What is evidence from landforms, fossils or climate
300
I was formed by magma cutting ACROSS layers of rock
What is a volcanic dike
300
This character has appeared as a balloon float in the Macy's parade every year since he was created.
Who is Charlie Brown
400
This is made up of basalt
What is the oceanic crust
400
The more of this substance that there is in lava, the thicker it will be
What is silica
400
These help push and pull continents.
What are convection currents
400
I form when magma hardens in a volcanic pipe
What is a volcanic neck
400
The first Thanksgiving took place during this year
When was 1621
500
This layer is only 5-40 km thick
What is the crust
500
A Shield volcano typically erupts lava that moves like this...
What is thin runny lava
500
In a convection current in the mantle, this rises and this sinks.
What is the hot molten material rises and cooling molten material sinks
500
I force up layers of rock, when they are eroded away I am exposed
What are dome mountains
500
Turkey! (in spanish)
What is el pavo
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