7th
7th II
Seventh
metrics/then 8th
8th
100
Flow that transfers heat within a fluid is called this
What is convection current
100
Heat transfer when materials are touching (like a pot and the burner on a stove)
What is conduction
100
These traces of ancient organisms were found on different continents helping prove Wegener's theory.
What is a fossil
100
1 kilometer quals this many meters
What is 1000
100
what is 20,000 in scientific notation
What is 2 x 10 to the 4th power
200
the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
What is subduction
200
These are breaks in the Earth's crust where the rocks have slipped past each other
What is a Fault
200
This happens when the ocean floor spreads apart along both sides of a mid ocean ridge.
What is sea floor spreading
200
100 Millimeters equals this many Dekameters
What is .01
200
5 x 10 to the 5th power is this in standard form
What is 500,000
300
Wegener's idea that continents moved slowly over earth's surface
What is Continental Drift Theory
300
This is a deep valley or underwater canyon along the ocean floor -- where the oceanic crust sinks
What is a Deep ocean trench
300
These zones occur during the process of the sea floor spreading
What are subduction zones.
300
An organized plan for gathering information
What is the scientific method
300
This is the variable you control; the one you change in the experiement
What is manipulated variable.
400
The transfer of heat through space is called this.
What is radiation
400
A layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core
What is the outer core
400
Lave formations in Iceland are evidence that the earth is constantly
What is changing.
400
The straight line distance between two points
What is length
400
This is the quantity of matter in an object
What is mass
500
the single landmass that existed nearly 200 million years ago -- the supercontinent was called this
What is Pangea
500
This scientist first proposed the Continental Drift Theory
Who is Wegener
500
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
What is Mid-ocean ridge
500
This is the proposed answer to a question before you start experimenting
What is the hypothesis
500
This is the first step in the scientific method. It's the educated guess that focuses your research and methods.
What is hypothesis
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