Layers of the Earth
This is the inner-most layer of the Earth and is made up of Iron and Nickel
What is the Inner Core
This term is used to describe the creation of crust in the Ocean
What is seafloor-spreading
This Scientist is credited with theory of Continental Drift
Who is Alfred Wegener
The mid-ocean ridge is an example of this type of plate boundary
divergent
Surrounding the inner Core, this layer is liquid iron and nickel. It is approximately 1400 miles thick.
This term describes the magnetic patterns discovered on the ocean floor
The name of the last major Super-Continent
Pangaea
This plate boundary involves two plates colliding with each other
What is Convergent Boundary
Mt. Everest was created by what type of plate boundary?
Convergent
The layer of the Earth you live on
What is the crust
When one plate subducts under another, this feature is created.
Deep-Ocean Trench
List a piece of evidence that supports Continental Drift
multiple responses
This plate boundary involves two plates sliding past each other
What is a Transform Boundary
True or False. The west coast of the United States is apart of the "Ring of Fire"
True
This layer is between the crust and the core. It is also the "largest" layer inside the Earth
What is the Mantle
This term is used to explain the position of the continents.
What is continental drift
List a piece of evidence of continental drift
Answers will vary
This plate boundary is responsible for mountain building.
What is a convergent boundary
True or False: The Appalachian Mountains are volcanically active
False
What is the Asthenosphere
Name all the layers of the Earth in 30 Seconds or less
Explain why the theory of Continental Drift was not accepted right away
The mechanism(s) for continental drift was not yet discovered
This plate boundary is responsible for seafloor spreading and paleomagnetism
What is a Divergent Boundary
Give an example of a divergent plate boundary that is not the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Horn of Africa, other answers are possible