You're My Density
_____ is the amount of space an object takes up.
Volume
What was the term for the landmass before the continents moved apart?
Pangaea
Convergent
The thinnest of Earth's layers is the...
What type of boundary created Mt. Everest?
Convergent
The formula for density is ________.
Mass divided by volume
What is a piece of evidence Wegener discovered that proved the continents were once one landmass?
Fossils, glaciers, mountains, etc.
When tectonic plates move apart from each other this is called a ___________ boundary.
Divergent
This layer is a semi-solid and the thickest layer of Earth.
Mantle
What candy did we use to model Earth's layers and convergent/divergent boundaries?
Milky Way
What is more dense? A baseball or rubber ball?
Baseball
How many tectonic plates are there?
8
When tectonic plates slide past one another this is called a __________ boundary.
Transform
This layer is almost as hot as the surface of the Sun.
Inner core
When we pulled the candy apart, this was an example of what?
Divergent boundary
What is the density of an object with a mass of 100 grams and a volume of 25 mL?
4 g/mL
What could the Earth's continents look like in 50 million more years?
What type of landform(s) do convergent boundaries create?
Mountains, some volcanoes and earthquakes
What state of matter is the outer core?
Liquid
When we pushed the candy together and the caramel came up through the top, this would be simulating what landform?
Volcano
What is the density of an object with a mass of 20 grams and a volume of 600 mL?
.033 g/mL
Give me the names of 2 tectonic plates.
North American, South American, Nazca, Antarctic, Pacific, Indo-Australian, African, Eurasian
What type of landform(s) do divergent boundaries create?
rift valleys and some volcanoes
List Earth's layers from outermost to innermost.
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
What was the tube called that we used to hold our quarters in the water during the density project?
Film canisters