Geology - Yr 9 Science '21

When are the elements heavier than Iron created

When Pangaea was split in two the northern land mass was called:

Divergent plate boundaries are also known as:

When two oceanic platses converge, which one will subduct?

The Himalayas are formed as a result of

The letter 'D' indicates the...

The letter 'I' indicates the...

The letter 'B' indicates the...

That similar fossils existed in different continents - far apart - was evidence for continental drift.

Transformative plate boundaries are also known as:

Which layer of the earth is hottest?

Planets are formed before stars.

Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift was finally accepted by his peers during his lifetime.

Convection currents take place in the

Harry Hess was a(n)...

What were the first two elements created after the Big Bang?

Which type of waves are transverse waves?

Fusion between a hydrogen atom and a helium atom would create

This picture would most likely represent

Sediment deposits are thickest closest to the mid-ocean ridge.

Thickness of sediment deposits on the ocean floor is evidence of seafloor spreading.

The heaviest element that can be created in a star - by fusion - is iron.

The thickness of the inner core is:

The part represented by the letter 'B' is

Molten rock underneath the earth's crust is called:

Continental Drift Theory was finally accepted by scientists in 1960s.

The deepest ocean trench is the:

Which came first?

The individual associated with seafloor spreading is the Amerian geologist

Which type of boundary is a constructive boundary

Which layer of the earth is made up of melted iron and nickle?

Current scientific evidence suggests that the Big Bang explains the origins of the universe.

An elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates is:

The "Ring of Fire" is situated around the:

The founder of Continental Drift theory is

The letter 'C' indicates the...

The San Andreas fault is an example of

Which type of wave travels the fastest?

Active fractures in the lithosphere along the ocean floor mimicing continental shapes is evidence of seafloor spreading

Millions of years ago when all the continents were joined together as one landmass, it was called

The Lithosphere is mostly

Ocean trenches are formed when oceanic plates converge with other oceanic plates

Which types of waves are both largest and most destructive?

This time, which layer of the earth is thickest?

The letter 'A' indicates the...

The Andes mountains formed along the coast of Chile in South America are the result of:

The thickness of the outer core is:

Which layer of the earth is thickest?

Mid-ocean divergent tectonic plates diverge at a rate of approximately between

The Mariana trench is deeper than Mt Everest is high.

What causes the creation of new elements (up to iron)

The process of clumps of gas and material to clump together to form stars and planets is called

Alfred Wegener was a:

If two oceanic plates converge there is a possibility of the following being formed

The major land mass in the northern hemisphere was called:

The thickness of the crust is:

Of the surface waves L (Love) and R (Raleigh) which moves the slowest?

The thickness of the mantle is:

Convergent Oceanic - Oceanic plate boundaries create

The correct order is:

The letter 'F' indicates the...

Convection currents occur in the

P waves can travel through:

Of the two categories of waves - surface waves or subterranean waves which moves slowest?

Which layer of the earth is coolest

The elements forming the earth's core comprise mostly of...

S waves can travel through:

That certain similar kinds of rocks existed on different continents far apart was evidence of continental drift

The lithosphere is comprised of

The correct order is:

The hottest part of the earth is the:

Geology is the study of:

Before the continents drifted apart there was one land mass called:

Stars are formed before solar systems

Convection currents occur in the:

When oceanic plates converge with continental plates the continental plate subducts

Which type of boundary is also known as a destructive boundary

Which layer of the earth is thinnest?

Ocean trenches are formed when continental plates converge

How long ago did the Big Bang occur?

Which type of waves arrive FIRST at seismic recording stations around the world?

That the shapes of the continents fitted into each other like a jigsaw puzzle was evidence of continental drift.

Re seafloor spreading: The oldest rocks are found closest to the mid-ocean ridge

The country of Iceland was formed by

The distance to the centre of the earth is approximately

The part represented by the letter 'C' is

The letter 'G' indicates the...

Convergent plate boundaries are also known as: