What would you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
What is a graduated cylinder
100
After the magma flows out of a volcano, where does it melt?
What is the mantle
100
This event happens when the rock in the crust breaks from built up stress.
What is and earthquake
100
The type of plate boundary that pulls the plates apart from each other
What is divergent
100
When two continental tectonic plates collide, these form
What are mountains
200
What would you use to measure an object's mass?
What is a triple beam balance
200
The many volcanoes that occur along the Pacific ocean are known as the area called the ____________
What is the ring of fire
200
These type of currents cause the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates
What is convection currents
200
When oceanic crust goes down under continental crust, it is called__________
What is subduction
200
An observation of similar mountain formations on two nearby continents support the theory of
What is plate tectonics
300
What two tools would you use to measure the time it would take for different amounts of water to cool down to room temperature?
What is a stop watch (time) and a meter stick (water height)
300
What is the cause of the volcanoes located on the Ring of Fire?
What is the movement of the tectonic plates
300
The main fault in California
What is the San Andreas Fault
300
In centimeters, about how far do the tectonic plates move each year?
What is about 3 centimeters
300
Plate tectonics provide evidence that shows that the continents were once
What is attached to each other
400
When you measure how much the water level has changed when dropping an object into the water, you are measuring the objects__________?
What is density
400
The currents of hot melted rock are in which layer of the Earth?
What is the mantle
400
What type of fault is the San Andreas Fault?
What is Transform
400
Much of the stress in the Earth's crust comes from this movement.
What is the movement of the tectonic plates
400
Continuous heating and cooling of materials inside Earth's interior is the most important cause of _________
What is convection currents
500
The currents of hot melted rock, called convection currents, move these types of plates?
What are tectonic plates
500
Where do earthquakes generally occur?
What is on the boundaries between tectonic plates
500
Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that explains the theory that all of the continents were connected at one time. When they were once connected, the land was called __________
What is Pangaea
500
This layer of the Earth causes the Earth's magnetic field