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Earths Interior & Plate Tectonics
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How do convection currents affect plate movement?
What are convection currents?
They move it
They sit still on them
They don't move it
2
What is Pangaea?
idk
a small volcano
long ago the earth was a big super continent
all the contents spread very far apart
3
The least dense layer of the earth is the ____________.
Outer core
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
4
Which of the following is evidence of Pangaea?
continents on other planets separated from one landmass
Written records of ancient civilizations about the land
Fossils found on continents that are very far apart
a puzzle shaped like the continents fit together to form one
5
What Causes Plate Tectonics?
Convection Currents
Earthquakes
Conduction
Volcanoes
6
Which of the following MUST happen for the sea floor to spread apart?
tectonic plate movement
a hurricane
volcanic eruption
a flood
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Does the sea floor spread?
Depends on how you see the world
Yes
Um, idk
NO CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT REAL!
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What is heat transfer between materials that are touching?
Convection
Conduction
Convection Currents
Radiation
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What are the 4 layers of the Earth...?
outer core, water, mantle, core
core, mantle lithosphere, biosphere
inner core, outer core, mantle core
lava, fire, water, land,
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What is Pangaea
Pangaea is the theory of the giant land mass
Pangaea is the Result of Suduction
Pangaea is the theory of the giant super continent
Pangaea is the Result of Sea Floor Spreading
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The layer of the Earth that has convection currents driving plate tectonics is the ___.
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
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How Do Convection Currents Work?
Heat Rises and Cools Back Down
Heat Cools and Rises then Heats Back Down
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Convection currents in the core are responsible for . . .
The movement of tectonic plates
The Earth's magnetic field
The high tides
The Coriolis effect
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What evidence did Wegener use to support Continental Drift?
Animal Fossils and Glacial Evidence
Fit of Continents and Rock Sequences
Plant Fossils and Climate information
all of the above
15
WHO came up with the theory of Pangaea?
Alfred Fred
Alfred Williams
Alfred Wegener
Alfred Wagner
16
Define heat transfer?
energy movement from hot to cold
not sure
happens in the vacuum of space
currents formed from heating particles
17
We learned internal structure of the Earth with indirect evidence from..
digging
seismic waves
heat waves
rocks
18
Earth's inner core is ______________ .
a layer of molten metal.
a dense ball of solid metal.
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
a layer of hot rock.
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What causes convection currents?
Larva
Wegener's Magical Powers
Hot particles rise and cool particles fall
Suns rays warm the ocean water
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Which layer has convection currents?
The Crust
Mantle
The Outer Core
The Inner Core
21
is heat transfer through space by electromagnetic waves
conduction
convection
I DON'T KNOW
radiation
22
What does Pangaea mean?
super continent
everything
together
all lands
23
Animals inhabited pangaea
False
True
24
What sphere contains the Earth's plates?
hydrosphere
asthenosphere
lithosphere
biosphere
25
Which of these MUST happen for the sea floor to spread apart?
a hurricane
plate movement
a flood
volcanic eruption
26
What are the three ways to transfer heat?
Conduction, convection and radiation.
Water, steam and stones.
Sun, moon and stars.
Heaters, air conditioners and floors.
27
All of these are types of heat transfer except....
conduction
contortion
radiation
convection
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Without what convection currents will eventually stop?
A Fluid
Gravity
Density
Heat
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What hypothesis did Alfred Wegener compose?
Subduction
Continental Drift
Convection Currents
Hot Spot
30
Evidence for continental drift included
coal being discovered in the Middle East
the same fossils found across continents
magnetic rocks that all pointed the same way
rocks that were different on every continent
31
What is the upper most layer of the earth's structure called?
The crust
Mantle
The crustt
Viscous
32
What is Plate Tectonics?
The theory of plates moving slowly over the mantle.
The theory of Pangaea
The theory of mountain formation
The theory of plates subducting under the mantle.
33
Which layer is the hottest layer of the Earth...?
Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
Crust
34
Humans Inhabited Pangaea
False
True
35
Which two theories did the Theory of Plate Tectonics come from?
Continental Spreading and Seafloor Spreading
Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading
Continental Split and Seafloor Rising
Continental Drift and Seafloor Rising
36
as depth increases towards the core of the earth..
temperature decreases
temperature increases
global warming occurs
aluminum increases
37
What theory did Alfred Wegener first propose?
The Big Bang Theory
The Theory of Sea Floor Spreading
The Theory of Continental Drift
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
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What are plate tectonics?
A theory used to explain the structure of the Earths crust
a plate
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How does heat transfer
Hot to East
Hot to Cold
North to West
Cold to Up
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What is Pangaea
supercontinent
Canada
U.S.A
China
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What was the main reason people did not believe Alfred Wegener's theory?
He had no evidence
He could not explain how the continents moved
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what do convection currents do
moves magma
they move the plates
they melt plates
they make the plates cold
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Plate Tectonics is
Ridge of mountains separating Asia and my Blah Blah
Earth's crust divided by a series of giant plates
I Like My Dad Car
Wow I like Islands
44
What causes earth Mantle to flow...?
Alfred Wegener
Convections currents
Mantle
air currents
45
The Theory of Plate Tectonics explains why we have volcanoes and earthquakes.
False
True
46
Sea floor gets pushed back into the mantle at...
mountains
subduction zones (trenches)
mid-ocean ridges
valleys
47
Earth is made up of many layers, which is the thinnest?
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
48
Which heat transfer method requires direct contact?
boiling
conduction
radiation
convection
49
What is not a layer of the Earth?
stuffed crust
crust
core
mantle
50
This is a diagram of the mid-ocean ridge. What is causing the ridge to spread apart?
one tectonic plate being pushed under another
two tectonic plates crashing into each other
two tectonic plates moving away from each other
two tectonic plates moving alongside each other
51
Where does the sea-floor spread
Trenches
Mid-Oceanic Ridges
Its not its all lies
Iceland somewhere
52
What are the types of plate boundaries?
Converging, diverging, transforming
Converge, diverge, transform
Converging, diverging, transform
Convergent, divergent, transform
53
Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?
In Ice Caps and Glaciers
in the sewer system
In groundwater
In Surface Water
54
____________ is the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance
Geology
Biology
Meteorology
Astronomy
55
What did the other scientists say about Alfred Wegener?
He was a genius for discovering light.
Ha Ha Alfred Wegener, you are a crazy little man.
He was a genius for discovering fire.
He was a genius for discovering air.
56
Which of the following was NOT evidence for Pangaea?
Fossil evidence
Geologic Evidence (rock sequences)
Human remains.
continental fit
