Drifting Continents
This is the name of the supercontinent that made up all 7 continents at one point in Earth's history.
Pangaea
There are 3 main types of rock. Igneous, ________, and _________.
Sedimentary and Metamorphic
This is the name of the rocky, outermost layer of the earth.
Crust
Most of the ocean floor is made up of ocean granite. True or false?
False.
Mr. Hughes' favorite sports team is the _____________________.
Cincinnati Bengals
This was the name of the scientist who first theorized continental drift.
Alfred Wegener
This is the name of rock that cools from molten rock. (Think volcanoes)
Igneous rock.
Heat moves through the outer core and mantle using this process.
Convection.
This force was responsible for clumping particles sticking together during Earth's formation. (Think back to the movie!)
Static Electricity.
Delaware, OH
Coal needs this type of environment to form.
Warm, tropical, close to the equator.
Sedimentary rock turns to metamorphic rock when put under these two things.
Heat and pressure.
The inner core is made up of these two materials.
Iron and nickel.
This process generated heat during earth's formation. (Talked about this during the movie)
Radioactive decay
Mr. Hughes currently plays 3 intermural sports at Ohio State: Football, baseball, and ______.
Volleyball
Which type of evidence was not used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
-evidence from landforms
-evidence from fossils
-evidence from human remains
-evidence from climate
evidence from human remains
Magma. (They melt!)
Scientists can study the core of the earth by relying on these forces.
Seismic waves.
In the movie, this country is where the oldest rocks in the world were found. (Billions of years old!)
Canada
Mr. Hughes has one dog. What breed is it?
Husky/German Shepherd Mix
When was Pangaea last fully assembled?
200-300 million years ago.
Through the process of pressuring and cementing, these become sedimentary rock.
sediments.
The "asthenosphere" is part of this layer of Earth.
The Mantle.
The liquid outer core (which has iron, and iron is ferromagnetic) is constantly in motion, causing electric currents which generate the magnetic field.
Mr. Hughes has this many siblings.
Two. (Two younger sisters)