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The continental drift
100

What is the name of the active volcano/s in Hawaii?

Kilauea or Mauna Loa

100

What ocean is the pacific plate in?

The pacific ocean.

100

What caused the continental drift?

Plate tectonics.

200

Island forming southeast of the Big island?

Loihi

200

What ocean is the Caribbean plate in?

The Atlantic ocean

200

Name one piece of evidence for continental drift.

  • Matching sequences of rocks and mountain chains
  • Similar rocks on different continents
  • Glacial ages and other climate evidence
  • Evidence of glaciation in now tropical regions
  • Direction of glacial flow and rock scouring
  • Plant and animal fossils found in different regions
300

What is the path around the pacific ocean characterized by volcanoes and earthquakes called?

The Ring of Fire

300

Name at least 3 ways to examine the ocean floor.

  • bucket with a glass bottom. [Extremely shallow water] 
  • soundings. 
  • sonar. 
  • dredging. 
  • magnetic surveys. 
  • seismic surveys. 
  • gravity anomaly surveys. 
  • basal heat flow measurements. 
  • deep sea drilling. 
  • submersibles. 
  • sledge cameras. 
300

Name of the on big continent?

Pangaea

400

What is the proposed mechanism of convection within the Earth's mantle, hypothesized to explain anomalous volcanism

Mantle plume.

400

The name of a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a coral reef. 

A lagoon.

400

How long ago is it assumed the continental drift took place?

200 million years ago

500

What is the name of the sea mount in Samoa?

Vailulu'u

500

The name for one large ocean?

Panthalassa

500

The scientist who presented the theory of plate tectonics and continental drifts

Alfred Wegener