Random Facts
What theory is said to have created the earth?
The big bang theory
The inner core is __________ and the outer core is liquid.
Solid
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is it called when the sea floor moves away from the mid-ocean ridges and creates new sea floor?
Sea-floor spreading
What is Ms. Shaw's daughters name?
Hope
How old is the earth?
4.5 billion years
What is the largest layer of the earth?
The mantle
What was the name of the super continent?
Pangea
Describe a transform plate boundary
Plates moving past each other in opposite directions
What is Ms. Anzu's favourite colour?
Blue
What is it called when two plates collide and one sinks under the other?
Subduction
What is the core made of?
Iron and nickel
Described how fossils proved that pangea was real?
The same fossils were found on coasts that used to be attached
Describe a convergent plate boundary
Plates that collide and one sinks under the other
What is Ms. Anzu's favourite food?
Pizza
Early earth was thought to be _____. Starts with M!
Molten
The upper mantle fluid portion is called what?
The asthenosphere
What year was the theory of continental drift proposed?
1912
Describe a divergent plate boundary?
Plates that move away from each other
What is Ms. Shaw's first name?
Jenn
Alfred Wegner said that over how many years did the continents break apart?
180 million
Describe the lithosphere. Tell me three things!
-the outer-most layer of Earth that is cool
-includes the crust and the upper-most portion of the mantle
-it is brittle
What was the name of the ocean that surrounded pangea?
Panthalassa
When two oceanic plates collide, a ______ is created because one dips below the other.
When is Ms. Anzu's birthday?
July 4th