Inside Earth- Chapter 1

a layer of hot rock

a measure of how much mass there is in a volume

What are the three sources that scientist gather evidence of sea-floor spreading from? Choose all THREE

Sea-floor spreading continually adds new material to the ocean floor

the process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle

lithosphere that is broken into separate sections

any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock

Strange shaped rocks that form only when molten material hardens quickly underwater is an example of evidence from ____.

Scientists found scratches from glaciers on warm continents. This is evidence from _______________. *

a deep valley that forms along the divergent boundary

a theory that stated that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in slow, constant motion

Which boundary does the picture show? 

heat transfer by the movement of currents within a fluid

What layer of Earth is the YELLOW box pointing to? *1 point

Scientists found fossils of tropical plants on cold continents. This is evidence from _______________. 

deep water canyons

Scientists found mountain ranges on different continents that line up. This is evidence from _______________. 

The stripes on each side of the mid-ocean ridge alternate is an example of evidence from _______________.

produced when earthquakes occur

What are the THREE types of heat transfer? Select all THREE

results from a force pressing on an area

What are the three scientific fields scientist gather evidence of continental drift from? Choose all THREE. 

plates move past each other in opposite directions

Scientists found fossils of freshwater reptiles on continents near oceans. This is evidence from _______________.

heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching

a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations

a layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core is the mantle

plates that move toward each other and collide

Scientists found similar plant fossils on continents that are far from each other. This is evidence from _______________

a dense ball of solid metal

plates that move away from each other

wind beneath Earth's surface

Scientists found similar coal beds on different continents. This is evidence from _______________. 

the transfer of heat through space

Which boundary does the picture show?

breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other

What layer of Earth is the ORANGE box pointing to?

the flow that transfers heat within a fluid

the continents drifted to form this supercontinent

a device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects and then records the echoes of these sound waves

Which of the following is NOT true about convergent boundaries?