Earths Layers
The Center of the earths layers
Inner Core
The scientist that proposed the new idea Theory of The Continental Drift
Alfred Wegener
When two plates are moving toward each other.
Convergent Boundary
lithosphere
Evidence that South America and Africa were once connected.
What are fossils, mainly the Mesosaurus and the ferns found on each continent.
The Second Largest layer and made out of liquid magma
Outer core
The meaning of "all land'' is the name of the great landmass that existed millions of years ago
Pangaea
When two plates move apart each other
Divergent Boundary
When the crust starts to spread open to create new sea floor.
Ocean Basins(Seafloor Spreading)
What is abyssal
The Earths outermost layer.
Crust
New crust forms along
Divergent Boundary
When two plates slide passed each other
Transform Boundary
A line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
Boundary
Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was widely celebrated by the scientific community and earned Wegener a Nobel Prize.
What is FALSE
The most abundant of layers and takes up ~84% of the earth.
Mantle
Found along continental crust boundaries where earth's crust converge.
What are mountains.
When a point one plate slides beneath another plate
Instrument used to detect and record earth's movement associated with earthquakes and other disturbances
What is a seismograph
Mid Atlantic Ridge is a
What is a divergent boundary.
Name all 4 earths layers in order
The Crust
The Mantle
The Outer Core
The Inner Core
An example of a transform boundary.
What is the Andreas Fault
Long-wavelength, shallow-water wave caused by rapid displacement of water. Results from an earthquake.
What is a tsunami.
Surface expression of a plume of magma rising from a stationary source of heat in the mantle
What is a hot spot
The key piece of evidence that helped explain the mechanism by which continents move across Earth's surface
What is the discovery of earthquake epicenters and volcanoes along the Pacific Ring of Fire