Earths Structure
The surface layer of the earth.
What is the crust?
The name for when two tectonic plates meet.
The definition of Pangea.
What is the first super continent?
The cause of our planets shifting tectonic plates.
What is circling magma under the crust?
This layer of the earth is made from liquid rock.
What is the Mantle?
The term for when two tectonic plates are pushed into each other.
This substance in the earths mantle causes tectonic plates to move.
What is Magma?
The type of plate boundary that creates mountains.
What is a Convergent Boundary?
This layer of the earth is made from liquid nickel and iron.
What is the outer core?
The term for when two tectonic plates are pulled apart.
Divergent Boundary
Researchers found these remnants of once living creatures across the Atlantic ocean, giving more weight to the Pangea theory.
What are fossils?
The type of plate boundary that causes earthquakes.
What is a Transform Boundary?
This layer of the earth is the hottest, and is made from solid metal.
What is the inner core?
The term for when two tectonic plates slide alongside each other.
Transform Boundary
Researchers found these non-organic substances on two sides of the ocean, adding more weight to the Pangea Theory.
What are stones?
The name of the man who proposed the idea of Pangea.
Alfred Wegner.
This layer of the earth is the largest of the 4.
What is the mantle?
The plate boundary interaction that causes deep ocean ridges.
What is a Divergent Boundary?
Evidence of this type of cold climate shift millions of years ago in very warm countries added even more weight to the Pangea Theory.
What is evidence of an Ice Age?
What is Rush?