Which option shows ONLY rapid changes to the Earth?

Landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, flash floods

What does the Mercali scale measure?

Physical Damage caused by the quake

A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directio

What is a convection current?

transfer of energy by the movement of matter

What is continental drift theory?

The theory that continents move slowly on the asthenosphere

Two tectonic plates move toward each other or together.

What is scientific theory?

It is an explanation of natural phenomena that has undergone significant te

What causes convection currents?

Heat rising and cool air falling

is a workable explanation of what is happening

According to the plate tectonic theory, what drives the movement of the plates?

convection currents in the mantle

to move apart, go in different directions

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other

Convection is a cycle where heat rises, and the cold sinks

Pangea can be proved by...

fossil evidence (similar remains of animals and plants across several areas, rock evidence (mountain chains that are similar and could connect), climate evidence (proof of a different climate in the past than now)

What causes the earthquake?

Energy from the tectonic plates sending energy up

What are divergent boundaries?

Tectonic plates that move AWAY from eachother

Theory has to be supported by what

Facts, evidence and repeated testings

What are some events that cause rapid changes to Earth's surface?

Landslides, Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Which option shows ONLY rapid changes to the Earth?
Chemical weathering, floods, earthquakes, freezing water
Landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, flash floods
Tree roots, chemical weathering, freezing water, rain
Tree roots, volcanic eruptions, freezing water, earthquakes
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what type of plate boundary is this picture?
subduction
conduction
transform
divergent
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What type of plate boundary is this picture showing?
Transform
Convergent
Hot Spot
Divergent
4
What does the Mercali scale measure?
Strength of seismic waves
It predicts the locations of Volcanos
Physical Damage caused by the quake
Rivers
5
Transform Boundary
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carr
A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directio
A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directio
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carr
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What is a convection current?
transfer of energy by the movement of matter
transfer of energy by direct contact
transfer of energy through a solid
7
Tectonic plates make up Earth
lithosphere
inner core
asthenosphere
outer core
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What must move to cause an earthquake?
The tectonic plates
The ocean
Lions
The continents
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What can cause an earthquake?
a volcanic eruption
big,underground explosion
all of the above
a meteor impact
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What is continental drift theory?
The theory that continents move slowly on the asthenosphere
The idea that the continents don't move
The theory that the outer core moves continents
The theory that continents float on the lithosphere
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What is CONVERGENT?
Rocks formed by when rocks experience extreme heat and pressure.
Two tectonic plates move away from each other or separate.
Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid with chemical composition.
Two tectonic plates move toward each other or together.
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What do the tectonic plates float on?
asthenosphere
outer crust
hydrosphere
biosphere
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What is scientific theory?
It is a guess or conjecture about natural phenomena.
It is an assertion of scientific fact.
It is an explanation of natural phenomena that has undergone significant te
It is a collection of experimental data
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As you move away from the center of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the age of the rocks
doesn't change
increases
there are no rocks
decreases
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What drives the movement of the tectonic plates?
Covection current
Converge
Fossil correlation
Subduction zone
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The deepest part of the ocean basin is known as the ______________________.
Valley
Seamount
Trench
Volcano
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Tectonic plates are on the:
Outer crust
Inner crust
Crust
Mantle
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What is the Asthenosphere?
The strong lower part of the mantle
The liquid layer of Earth
The outermost, ridgid layer of the Earth
A plastic layer of the mantle
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What happens during a continental-contninental collision?
mountains with volcanic peaks form
one plate sinks beneath the other plate
isalnd arcs form parallel to a trench
folded mountain belts form
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What does divergent make...
volcanos
mountains
fossils
sea floor spreading
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Where can divergent be found?
japan
san andreas
africa
Mid atlantic ridge
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What causes convection currents?
Heat rising and cool air falling
Dora's Magical Powers
The rays of heat from the sun come down and moves the water.
Larva
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A Scientific MODEL
has to be a physically constructed item
is a workable explanation of what is happening
something a scientist does in his spare time
always gives the right answer
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According to the plate tectonic theory, what drives the movement of the plates?
the Earth's magnetic field
converging and diverging boundaries
sea-floor spreading
convection currents in the mantle
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What tectonic plate does the Ring of Fire belong to?
Dinner Plate
Nazca Plate
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
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Diverge
an educated guess
to look at carefully
following other's examples
to move apart, go in different directions
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where is the ring of fire
america
pacific ocean
china
Atlantic ocean
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Island arcs, like the islands of Japan, form when two
oceanic plates converge
continental plates converge
oceanic plates scrape past each other
continental plates scrape past each other
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Who theorized the drift of continental drift?
Ben Franklin
Albert Einstein
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
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what is ring of fire caused by
earthquakes
genetics
volcanoes
the tectonic plates moved
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Transform movement ....
come together
collide
slide past
divide
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Convergent Boundary
that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
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What is Convection?
A way to burn yourself
Convection is a cycle where heat rises, and the cold sinks
A word that also means science is cool
A type of insulator
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Pangea can be proved by...
fossil evidence (similar remains of animals and plants across several areas
rock evidence (mountain chains that are similar and could connect)
climate evidence (proof of a different climate in the past than now)
mid-atlantic ridge (caused by the same thing that caused it to seperate)
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Which of the following DOES NOT cause rapid changes to the surface of the Earth?
Landslides
Volcanoes
Erosion
Earthquakes
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A volcano can only erupt once
True
False
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Convergent movement ..........
divides
creates rift valley
collides
slides
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What does a transform boundary create?
Valleys
Mountains
Earthquakes
Nothing
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What type of volcano is this?
Dome
Composite
Shield
Strato
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What causes the earthquake?
Earths surface cracking and making a big movement
Energy from the tectonic plates sending energy up
Cars breaking the earths service down
Too much spaghetti
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a divergent boundary is when two plates ?
slid past each other
two plates push into one another
meet each other
move away from each other
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what caused continental drift?
convection current of magma
afferent current in space
creation of extra plates
convection current in the ocean
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What are divergent boundaries?
Tectonic plates that move AWAY from eachother
The movie
Tectonic plates that move TOWARD eachother
Plates that pass up eachother
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What does this picture represent?
map
Ring of light
Mediterranean Sea
Ring of Fire
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Theory has to be supported by what
Fact, no testing needed though
Aw look at that picture
Facts, evidence and repeated testings
Your own brain
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What are some events that cause rapid changes to Earth's surface?
Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Aftershocks
Landslides and Earthquakes
Landslides, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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The age of rock increases as you move away from the ridge. This supports
Seafloor spreading
Crustal subsidence
Dynamic equilibrium
Superposition
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What are tectonic plates?
parts of Earth's continents
pieces of Earth's lithosphere
portions of Earth's mountains
sections of Earth's oceans
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What did he say Pangea looked like?
Scissors
A jigsaw puzzle
Australia actually isn't there
That the Earth is flat
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What does the Richter scale measure?
Tornados
Volcanos
Earthquake
Hurricanes
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The asthenosphere is part of the
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
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a scientific theory is what
hypothesis
a fact
a vote
a wide range of observations

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