DCS Earth Science

The Earth's symmetry and magnetism are two pieces of evidence which help scientists explain:

Seismic waves can help scientists learn about earthquakes and __________.

The center of the Earth is about ______________ from where we are standing.

Divergent plate boundaries under the Atlantic Ocean are creating a _____________.

Tectonic plates that are pulling away from one another are ____________.

Earth materials in the mantle are heated by _______.

The crust and upper mantle make up the Earth's ______________.

The mantle makes up about ________ of Earth's volume.

A plate boundary where one or both of the plates are composed of oceanic crust.

The layer of Earth that is made of solid iron and nickel.

The Himalayan Mountains are being created by a ___________ plate boundary.

The evidence that Wegener used to support his theory of Plate Tectonics:

The German scientist who found evidence of continental drift.

_______________ are common in places where there are transform plate boundaries.

Pangaea and Rodinia are names of _____________ which existed millions of years ago.