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Our Changing Earth
Our Changing Earth
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The Earth's crust consists of
continents and ocean floor
lithosphere and oceans
continents and seashores
mountains and valleys
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the study of how Earth was formed and how it changes
continental drift
geology
volcanology
convection currents
3
True or False: Tectonic plates move in the core.
false
true
4
An example of a convection current is
egg
lava lamp
orange
bread
5
Wegener's theory of continental drift was NOT supported because he...
wasn't a real scientist
had no evidence
wasn't smart
couldn't explain how
6
What takes place within the mantle that is powerful enough to move the plates?
convection currents
geysers
earthquakes
wind
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hot matter rising, cooling, then sinking , and rising again
lava
life cycle
convection currents
volcanoes
8
Mountains are formed when
two plates shift against each other
two plates collide
two plates get too hot
two plates seperate
9
consists of the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust
lithospehere
volcanoes
asthenosphere
Earth
10
Which theory explains the moving of the plates rearranging our Earth's surface?
volcanoes
weather
plate tectonics
colliding boundaries
11
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is called:
plate tectonics
Geology
life
technology
12
The top part of the solid layer of crust is called the
inner core
fault
asthenosphere
lithosphere
13
The original supercontinent that began to break apart about 225 million years ago is called
Antarctica
Wegener
Pangaea
North America
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True or False: Convection currents take place in the core.
true
false
15
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of
plate tectonics
meteorology
geology
continental drift
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Scientists who study the forces that make and shape Earth
geologists
meterorologists
botanists
biologists
