Inside Earth

Wegener gathered evidence from different fields to support his ideas about Pangaea except from

When a plate carrying oceanic crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust the

Which is NOT a layer of Earth?

The mantle is made up of

When magma reaches the surface, it is called lava.

The crust is a layer of solid rock that

The direction of the plates in convergent boundaries is shown in 

The place where two plates come together is called

The transfer of energy through space is called

Earthquakes will normally occur along fault lines.  Fault lines usually occur along

Where two plates carrying oceanic crust meet, the plate that is more dense ____ the other plate

The Ring of Fire is a circle of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean. Volcanoes usually form along

A weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the surface is called a mountain.

The scientist who hypothesized that all the continents were once joined together was 

The lithosphere is the

The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids is called

How can sedimentary rock become metamorphic rock?

Martin Behaims, a navigator from Germany, created a sphere called the Erdapfel, or Earth apple.

The place where two plates move apart is called a 

Mountains formed from sedimentary rock were once covered by water.  How did they get so high?

Volcanic belts form along the boundaries of Earth's plates.

Which is NOT a type of heat transfer?

In some canyons, you can see layers of sandstone (sedimentary rock).  How did they form?

The process that presses sediments together is called

 Rock formed from lava on or beneath Earth's surface is called

Igneous rock can become metamorphic rock.  How does this happen?

When rock is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions, the resulting material formed is

Running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock.  This is called

Geologists use two main types of evidence to learn about Earth's interior.  They are

What is the mantle made up of?

The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is called

Through direct evidence geologists learn about Earth's interior from

A volcano is a weak spot located in the Earth's

The direction of the plates in a transform boundary is represented in 

What theory explains the formation, movement, and subduction of Earth's plates?

We found that Pangaea existed.  What explains the positions of the continents today?

The inner core is made up of

Rocks form in different ways.  The cooling of magma or lava results in what type of material?

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions is called a

The transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching is called

Why would other continents, separated by oceans, have the same animal fossils?

Through indirect evidence geologists learn about the Earth interior from

The crust is made up of

What type of heat transfer occurs in the Earth's mantle and core?

The arrows that indicate the direction of a divergent boundary is shown in 

The place where two plates come together is called a 

What does NOT help prove Wegener's theory of continental drift? 

Volcanoes form above hot spots where material from the Earth's ______erupts through the crust.

An area where material from deep within the mantle rises and then melts, forming magma is a

The asthenosphere, even though considered solid rock, can bend like plastic.

Name the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize & glue particles of sediment together.