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MISC
100
The name of the supercontinent (all landmasses were once joined together as one) during the Paleozoic Era

Pangea

100

In the mantle, there are continuous cycles of heat energy that drive the plates to move. According to the mechanisms of the cycles, HEAT will _______ and COOLER materials will _______

rise, sink

100

The innermost layer of Earth (the hottest layer)

Core, inner core

100

Plate boundaries in which two plates move towards each other and collide 

Convergent 

100

Which of the following are phenotypes?

Bb, black hair, gg, RR, blue eyes, Jj

Black hair, blue eyes

200

The theory proposed by Harry Hess that explains how new oceanic crust is made from magma filling in the spaces of plates at a divergent plate boundary

Seafloor Spreading

200

In the mantle, these are responsible for causing the plates to move

convection currents

200

The largest layer of Earth. Makes up about 2/3 of the entire mass

Mantle

200

Plate boundaries in which two plates move away from each other or divide

Divergent

200

Which of the following is INCORRECT about Meiosis?

Sexual Reproduction

Haploid Cells

Two daughter cells

Gamete Production

Two daughter cells

300
The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how Earth's landforms were once a single supercontinent but overtime split and moved to the locations they are found today

Continental Drift

300

When two strong continental plates meet at a convergent plate boundaries, this forms

Mountains
300

The outermost and thinnest layer of Earth

Crust

300

Plate boundaries in which two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

Transform

300

If freckles are dominant to non-freckles and a hybrid male crosses a purebred female with freckles, what is the percentage of the offspring being purebred with no freckles?

0%

400
The theory that explains HOW plates move, WHY plates move, and the effect this has on Earth's geologic features (mountains, valleys, ridges, etc)

Plate Tectonics

400

When one strong continental plate meets a weaker oceanic plate at a convergent plate boundary, which plate will subduct and why?

Oceanic, it's thinner, weaker, more dense, etc

400

The upper part of the mantle and the crust. This layer consists of all Earth's plates

Lithosphere

400
The two types of CRUST are

Continental and Oceanic 

400

Place the following geologic time eras in order from MOST RECENT to OLDEST:

Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian

500

Name AT LEAST TWO factors that provide evidence for Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift theory

Fossils (such as the mesosaurus), climate, puzzle-piece fit, etc

500

A. When plates meet at a transform plate boundary, what geological event will occur? 

B. What is the name of the famous fault in California that is evidence of these plate boundary movements?

Earthquakes, San Andreas Fault

500

A. The lower part of the mantle that is fluid-like

B. WHY is it fluid-like??

asthenosphere, because it is closest to the core which is the hottest layer of Earth

500

What type of plate boundary creates new crust on the ocean floor AND WHAT is that new crust made of?

Divergent, cooled magma

500

What are the two requirements of a good index fossil?

Fossil has to be seen in ALL sites

Fossil can only be found in one rock layer