Plate Boundaries
When 2 tectonic plates collide...
a) Transform boundaries
b) Divergent boundaries
c) Convergent boundaries
c) Convergent boundaries
True or False:
The seafloor is flat.
False
Plate tectonics fit together like a __________.
Puzzle
What is the geologic time scale?
a) study of rocks
b) preserved remains
c) record of life forms and major geologic events
c) record of life forms and major geologic events
How old is Ms. Lucero and Ms. Parker?
28 & 32
When 2 plates divide...
a) Transform boundaries
b) Divergent boundaries
c) Convergent boundaries
b) Divergent boundaries
________, the Geologist who came up with the hypothesis of Seafloor Spreading.
a) Alfred Wegener
b) Harry Hess
c) Charles Darwin
Harry Hess
________ came up with the theory of Continental Drift.
a) Alfred Wegener
b) Harry Hess
c) Charles Darwin
a) Alfred Wegener
The _________ rock layers are on the bottom.
Oldest
What are the name of our FOUR principals?
Ms. Carrillo
Ms. Nava
Mr. Meyer
Mr. Rodriguez
When 2 plates slide...
a) Transform boundaries
b) Divergent boundaries
c) Convergent boundaries
a) Transform boundaries
Mid-ocean ridge
_________ currents in the mantle is what moves the tectonic plates.
Convection
We are currently in the ___________ Era.
Cenozoic
What is the school name in Harry Potter?
Hogwarts
Convergent
Trenches are formed at the ___________ Zone.
Subduction
What evidence do they have for continental drift? (List 2)
- Matching fossils
- Matching mountain chains
- Fit together like a puzzle
The Mesozoic Era was the time of what species?
Dinosaurs
Our school mascot (the Griffin) is a mixture of what 2 animals?
A lion and an eagle
Earthquakes are formed at the _________ boundary
Transform
The ___________ Trench is the deepest trench in the world. It is as deep as Mount Everest is tall.
Mariana
What is continental drift?
The theory that all continents used to be a supercontinent, Pangaea, and they've slowly moved apart.
The Earth is ______ years old.
4.6 billion
What is Ms. Lucero's Hogwarts house?
Hufflepuff