Earth's Layers
I am in the middle of the crust and outer core.
Mantle
Continental Drift Theory
Plate tectonics are located on what layer of Earth
Crust
Name a mountain?
Answers will vary
Ex. Appalachian, Fuji, Himalayans
True or False. Mountains are made when two plates press together until the land is folded and lifted upward
True
I am the Earth's thinnest and outermost layer.
Crust
I am the evidence that supports continental drift theory.
Continental fit
Glacier evidence
Fossils
Rock and climate clues.
What boundary forms new crust?
Divergent
I am created by this boundary
Convergent
Has there ever been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10 on the Richter Scale?
No
I am a liquid layer.
Outer Core
What was the large landmass called that was once a supercontinent?
Pangea
I am the most geologically active area on Earth?
Ring of Fire
Most of the world’s major mountain belts are located along?
tectonic plate boundaries
I am the boundary responsible for Earthquakes
Transform
I am made from solid Nickel and Iron.
Inner Core
Are evidence of glaciers found in warm climates today?
Yes, an example would be the continent of Africa.
I create energy in the mantle that moves the plate tectonics.
Convection Currents
What two types of plates collide to form a mountain?
Continental plates
You can use this scale to read me?
Richter
I am the densest layer
Inner Core
When continents fit together like puzzle pieces we call this ?
Continental Fit
How many plate tectonics cover the Earth.
20
When I am a tall and steep mountain I am?
Younger
What type of wave is produced by an earthquake?
Seismic