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Rock Cycle
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics & Seismic waves
Land Features
Cause of Extinction
100
What type of rock is formed after cooling?
Igneous ROCK!!!
100
Who proposed the continental drift hypothesis?
Alfred Wegener!
100
What plate is Texas located in?
North American Plate
100
Define Landform
Natural Physical Features of Earth's Surface
100
What percentage of the species was wiped out 65 million years ago?
50%
200
When sediment builds up, what rock is formed?
Sedimentary ROCK!!!
200
What was the name of the super continent?
Pangaea
200
Where do earthquakes frequently occur?
Along transform boundaries
200
What are constructive forces?
A force that shapes the Earth's surface
200
True or False? Humans have caused the extinction of many species.
True
300
What does rock turn into after melting?
Magma
300
Where did Wegener get his evidence from? DAILY DOUBLE!!! 3 answers
1.Landforms 2.Fossils 3.Climate
300
What are plate tectonics driven by?
Convection currents in the mantle
300
What are landforms created by?
Pressure
300
What where the TWO main theories of extinction of the dinosaurs?
Volcanoes and meteors
400
After pressure is applied, what rock is formed? Daily Double!!!!!!!!!
Metamorphic ROCK!!!!
400
What did Alfred Wegener think the continents were like when he pieced them together?
Matching up words on a torn newspaper.
400
What are the fastest seismic waves?
Primary Waves
400
Name four types of the seven landforms. DAILY DOUBLE
Mountains, Valleys, Loess, Plateaus, Hills, Plains, Glaciers
400
What are the main ways that humans have caused the extinction of most species
Pollution and Hunting
500
What drives the rock cycle? There are two answers.
Earth's constructive and destructive forces
500
What evidence did Wegener find about continental drift from the climate?
He found tropical plant fossils in a place where the climate is harsh and cold, which means the place used to be a warmer area.
500
If a Secondary wave is triggered would it be noticed on the other side of the Earth? Why?
No, because secondary waves cannot travel through liquids. (magma)
500
What is land was formed in the Atlantic Ocean in 1963 by a underwater volcanic eruption?
Surtsey Island
500
What can affect the survival of species?
A change in environmental conditions