Inner Earth
The hottest layer inside Earth
Inner Core
The man who first proposed moving landmasses
Alfred Wegener
The border between plates that moves three ways
Boundary
Our timeline is divided into chunks called what?
Eras
The type of evidence that we can see and touch
Direct Evidence
The layer that takes up the most space inside Earth
Mantle
Name of the theory of landmass movement
Continental Drift
The 3 types of plate movements
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
The name of the original supercontinent
Pangaea
The type of evidence we cannot see or touch
Indirect Evidence
The reason the Inner Core is solid metal is because of this happening from all angles
Pressure
The location underwater where molten magma rises and makes new crust
Mid-ocean ridge
The location where one plate is pushed under another creating a dip (2 words)
Subduction trench
The name of the era in which the majority of Earth's history is in
Precambrian Era
Tangible evidence that shows us layers inside earth including their composition
Core samples
Name the two types of crust that cover Earth
Continental and oceanic
The reason the plates move
Convection Currents
The scientific principle that determines which plate is lifted above another
Density
The era when the dinosaurs roamed earth
Mesozoic era
The name of the animal whose fossil was evidence of continental drift
Mesosaurus
A diagram that shows the inside of an object
Cross section
Term used to describe the movement of the seafloor
Conveyor belt
Name the 3 pieces of evidence that proved the continents were once Pangaea
Coastline puzzles pieces
Fossils match
Landforms match
The name of the era we are currently living in...
Cenozoic Era
The type of evidence we can't see that proves what inner earth looks like...the effect of earthquakes