Continental Drift
Who came up with the idea of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
The theory of plate tectonics supports the theory of _________________
continental drift
How many layers does Earth have?
4
How long has Mr. Vazquez been teaching at Endeavor?
2 years
What was the date of the first day of school for the 2023-24 school year?
How old was Wegener when he died?
50 years
What is a geological event that can happen when two plates slide against each other?
earthquakes
What's the thinnest layer of Earth?
crust
Where did Mr. Vazquez get his teaching degree?
CWU or Central Washington University
How do you spell the name of our school? (just the first word)
ENDEAVOR
What is a piece of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?
mountain ranges, fossils in multiple continents, continents look like puzzle pieces, evidence of glacier, etc.
What are two types of plates
Oceanic and continental?
What is the lithosphere?
upper mantle and crust
Shrek, Shrek 2
Who is the volleyball coach for EMS?
Mrs. Higbee
Why did no one believe in the continental drift theory?
No one could explain how the continents drifted?
What are the names of the three plate boundaries?
convergent, divergent, transform
From the outside to the center, name the layers of the earth?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
When is Mr. Vazquez birthday?
June 15
Who is the principal?
Mr. Ramirez
Name TWO continents and TWO oceans.
Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Name TWO tectonic plates
Pacific Plate, Eurasian Plate, North American Plate,
South American Plate, African Plate, Nazca Plate,
Antarctic Plate, Arabian Plate, Caribbean Plate
Scotia Plate, Indo-Australian Plate, Cocos Plate
Indian Plate, Australian Plate, Philippine Sea Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate, Somali Plate, Caroline Plate
Burma Plate, New Hebrides Plate, Sunda Plate
Okhotsk Plate, Balmoral Reef Plate, Rivera Plate
What are some elements that make up the inner core?
iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni)
What is Mr. Vazquez's favorite color?
blue
Who is the Dean of Students?
Mrs. Nelson