Plate Boundaries
This type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move toward each other.
What is a convergent boundary?
This German scientist is known for his theory of plate tectonics and continental drift.
Who is Alfred Wegener?
This underwater feature is formed by volcanic activity at mid-ocean ridges.
What are long chains of underwater mountains?
This layer of the atmosphere contains high concentrations of ozone molecules and protects us from UV rays.
What is the stratosphere?
his powerful storm forms over warm ocean water and can cause extensive damage.
What is a hurricane?
These geological features are created at divergent boundaries in oceans.
What are mid-ocean ridges?
This super-continent is believed to have existed before the continents drifted apart.
What is Pangea?
This process occurs when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
What is subduction?
The Earth's atmosphere is primarily composed of these two gases.
What are oxygen and nitrogen?
These high-altitude clouds, known for their wispy appearance, often indicate changing weather.
What are cirrus clouds?
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Fluffy white clouds that typically signify fair weather are called this.
What are cumulus clouds?
At this boundary type, plates slide past one another, often causing earthquakes.
What is a transform boundary?
Wegener provided evidence for his theory using fossils, rock formations, and this feature of continents.
What is the fit of the continents?
The deepest part of the Earth's oceans, located in the western Pacific, is known as this.
What is the Mariana Trench?
From closest to farthest, list the layers of the atmosphere.
What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere?
These low-lying clouds are associated with rain and overcast skies.
What are stratus clouds?
This is the largest fault in the United States, located in California.
What is the San Andreas Fault?
The movement of tectonic plates is driven by these currents in the mantle.
What are convection currents?
This type of crust is denser and will subduct beneath less dense continental crust.
What is oceanic crust?
The atmosphere protects the ozone in a fight against space invaders.
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This type of cloud is characterized by its anvil shape and indicates severe weather conditions.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?