Earth's System Part 1

Question 1

Which of these is NOT a plate we learned about?

Accepted Answer

New Jersey Plate

Question 2

Sinking convection currents cause plates to

Accepted Answer

move together

Question 3

Scientists call real lava that is heated by the core

Accepted Answer

convection currents

Question 4

This layer is as hot as the sun

Accepted Answer

core

Question 5

Convection currents cause hotter material to

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rise

Question 6

Which is more dense?

Accepted Answer

chair

Question 7

Rising convection currents cause plates to

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move apart

Question 8

Remains of living things that lived long ago are called

Accepted Answer

fossils

Question 9

This layer includes all the continents and oceans

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 10

This fossil of an ancient reptile was found in South America and western Africa

Accepted Answer

Mesosaurus

Question 11

This tar like layer allows plates to move

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere

Question 12

Tectonic Plates can be found here

Accepted Answer

lithosphere

Question 13

Convection currents force the crust to spread apart causing

Accepted Answer

continents to drift

Question 14

The theory that our continents were once one large landmass that has separated is called

Accepted Answer

Theory of Continental Drift

Question 15

The thinnest layer is

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 16

Which German scientist proposed the theory of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 17

The deepest layer is

Accepted Answer

core

Question 18

The thickest layer of the Earth is

Accepted Answer

mantle

Question 19

Which one of these is NOT evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

the solar system

Question 20

Which layer does NOT make up plates?

Accepted Answer

core

Question 21

As magma nears this layer, it cools and starts to sink back down.

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 22

Convection currents cause colder material to

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sink

Question 23

the outermost layer of the Earth is the

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 24

This layer of the Earth has an inner and outer layer

Accepted Answer

core

Question 25

Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift after reading a paper the proposed that

Accepted Answer

a large landmass existed between Africa and South America

Question 26

One large landmass is known as

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

Question 27

Which is less dense?

Accepted Answer

feather

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Earth's System Part 1

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