Vocab
To examine something in detail for a purpose
Analyze
Maple
What is one reason we think Africa and South America used to be attached, besides the fossils?
They look like they fit together.
How many bones are in the human body
A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
Cross Section
What was the last movie I saw in theaters?
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Two plates moving towards each other
True or false. Underneath the oceans and continents is hard, solid rock.
True.
How do you find the area of a triangle?
1/2 (b x h)
The soft, solid section of the earth underneath the plates (crust)
Mantle
What is my favorite board game?
Chess
The landform created when one plate moves underneath another plate
Trench
This fossilized dinosaur was found on both South America and Africa.
Mesosaurus.
Which US state is closest to Africa?
Maine. Don't believe me? look at a map.
The place where two plates meet/touch
Plate boundary
What was my first job, not counting mowing lawns?
Movie theater! Concession sales and projectionist
This type of boundary has both volcanoes and earthquakes
Both Convergent and Divergent
This landform was found under the Atlantic Ocean on the plate boundary between South America and Africa, and is the world's longest mountain range
Mid Ocean Ridge. Mid Atlantic Ridge.
In what years (approximately) did World War 1 occur?
1914-1918
An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
Mid Ocean Ridge
If I have no plans on the weekends, what time do I wake up?
7am (which is sleeping in for me!)
What causes plates to move?
Mantle convection. Hot material rises and pulls plates from underneath as it moves around and begins to sink back down as the material cools.
What happens when one plate converges with another and gets sucked underneath?
Starting with the current one, name the last 5 presidents of the USA
Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton