Plate Tectonics
Who came up with the theory of Continetal Drift?
ALFRED WEGENER
Original supercontinent
Pangaea
Most common gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
In between Mars and Jupiter is the
Asteroid Belt
Phobos and Deimos are the 2 moons of what planet
Mars
Ancient reptile that helps prove Plate Tectonics
mesosaurus
Pangaea broke up into _________and Laurasia
Gondwanaland
A chart/graph showing the climate in a location
climatograph
3rd rock from the sun
Earth
The Red planet
Mars
What 2 continents fit like puzzle pieces?
South America and Africa
The _______Plate is slowly crashing into the ______plate and forming the Himilayen mountains (Mt Everest)
Indian
Eurasian
"Mesosphere" means
middle layer
Why is it called the SOLAR system?
Named after the sun "SOL"
smallest planet
Mercury
The earth formed about ____billion years ago
4.5
The tectonic plate Arizona is part of
North American
Weather happens in what layer?
troposphere
Name 3 solid planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
(Pluto)
Name the 4 ringed planets
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
How fast are the tectonic plates moving ?
1 cm a year
Scientist have found fossil of dinosaurs and palm trees in _______and ________which shows they were once warmer
Antarctica, Greenland
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather- happens "now"
(It's raining today)
climate- weather over a long period
(Arizona is dry)
Name the 4 gas giant planets
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
The hottest planet is ______ and the largest planet is______
Venus
Jupiter