Layer of Earth
This or That
Plate Boundaries
Evidence
Trivia
100
List the layers of the earth in order
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
100
Which type of crust is more dense?
Ocean crust or Continental crust?
Ocean crust
100
What are the three plate boundaries? Draw arrows showing the relative motion of each.
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
100
True or False: The coastlines and rock formations of certain continents match up when connected
True
100
What is the closet planet to the sun?
Mercury
200
What force drives the motion of earths tectonic plates?
The heat from the earths core causes convection currents
200
Which layer would contain the oldest fossils?
Layer 4 or Layer 1
Layer 4
200
What causes earthquakes?
The motion of the tectonic plates
200
A scientist who studies earths history through fossils is known as....
A paleontologist
200
A large ocean wave caused by an earthquake is known as a...
Tsunami
300
What are the two types of crust?
Continental and Oceanic
300
African and South America drifted apart due to a...
Mid-Ocean Ridge or Subduction
Mid-Ocean Ridge
300
Sea-floor spreading is a term used to describe the creation of new sea floor at mid-ocean ridges, making the plates larger. What plate boundary would this occur at?
A Divergent Plate Boundary
300
What is the name of the scientist who came up with the theory of plate tectonics?
Who is Alfred Wegener?
300
A pure substance, made of one specific type of atom can be described as a...
(Hint: We currently have 118 of them)
Element
400
What is the deepest layer that humans have dug to?
The Crust
400
Where would you find a trench landform?
Subduction zone or Fault line
Subduction Zone
400
What type of plate boundary can be found in the state of California?
A Transform plate boudnary
400
What is the name of the fossil that can be found in both Africa and South America that is evidence that both continents were once together?
Mesosaurus
400
The "Origin of Species" was a book that detailed a scientist thoughts on how life today evolved over a long period of time, due to a process called natural selection. Who was this scientist?
Charles Darwin
500
Which layer of the earth is the largest by volume?
The mantle (84% of earths volume)
500
The "Ring of Fire" is a feature in the pacific ocean that describes the hundred of active volcanoes that can be found on the borders of the pacific plate. All of these volcanoes are formed due to...
Subduction or Mid-Ocean Ridges
Subduction
500
What do you call an area that is not on a plate boundary, but has lava rising up through the mantle creating volcanoes?
A hot spot
500
What tool did scientists use to discover the mid-ocean ridge between South America and Africa?
Sonar
500
Chromosomes are structures that hold genetic information. Different species have different numbers of chromosomes. How many chromosomes total does a human have in each of their cells?
46 total, or 23 pairs