layers of the earth
Thin solid layer on the top of the Earth
Crust
Famous ring of volcanic activity, also well known as a John Cash song. The very first thing I covered in the unit
Ring of Fire
Tallest mountain on Earth
Mt Everest
Two continents that look like they fit together like puzzle pieces
South America / Africa
Ancient civilization that made the first known map, which focused on the River Euphrates
Babylon
Solid layer of the Earth's core - made solid by extreme pressure despite having a temperature equal to the surface of the sun
Deepest point on Earth
Mariana Trench
Evidence for continental drift revealed by scarring that could only have occurred in a colder climate. Seen in places like India, Africa, Australia, South America
Glacier scarring
Ancient leader from Carthage who famously brought elephants over the Alps to attack Rome
Hannibal Barca
Layer of the core that forms the magnetic field and is liquid
Outer core
Ocean gets "smaller." One plate goes under the other.
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Convergent plate boundary
Underwater mountain range that runs through the Atlantic
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Evidence for theory evidence that involves seeing the remains of the same species on two continents separated by oceans (think lizards in South America / Africa)
Fossil evidence
Colorado
upper, solid layer of the mantle that is solid and conjoined with crust to form tectonic plates
Lithosphere
Two plates push past each other
Transform boundry
Mountain range next to us that was made by (land v land) convergent boundary collision
Appalachian Mountains
Evidence for Continental Drift shown through similarities in the composition of this geographic feature
Mountains
Civilization that was believed to have made it as far as Minnesota
The Vikings
Layer that functions as the tectonic plate's "conveyor belt." Made up of semi liquid layer of the Mantle
Asthenosphere
Name of phenomenon where magma breaks through the center of a tectonic plate, causing volcanic activity in what would otherwise be an inactive area
Geological hotspot
Largest mountain on Earth (not tallest)
Mauna Kea (30,610 - base to summit)
Name of the guy who came up with the Continental Drift theory (first name is fine)
Alfred Weneger
Invetor of the "Houfeng Didong Yi" (候風地動儀) aka the "instrument for measuring the seasonal winds and the movements of the Earth"
Zheng Hang