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age of rocks and the growth of the atlantic ocean supports ________
sea floor spreading
Pangaea
waves
2
which layer do convection currents occur?
asthenosphere
inner core
crust
lithosphere
3
the ____ is a rigid layer and is less dense than the material below it, therefore it _____
asthenosphere, convection
inner core, sinks
crust, floats
floats, crust
4
it is believed that convection currents are the force behind ________
Plate Techtonics
earth layers
asthenosphere
5
One plate is forced under another at a
Subduction zone
Continental drift
Divergent boundary
Asthenosphere
6
The fossil plant that helped support the theory of continental drift is_________.
Glomar
Messosaurus
Pangaea
Glossopteris
7
the following is evidence that supports continental drift
crust
sand
mountains
outer core
8
continental drift is the theory that __________
oceanic crust
waves move the continents
the continents slowly moved
the continents are in the same place
9
_________are formed when two continental plates collide.
Strike-slip boundaries
Volcanoes
Mountain ranges
Rift valleys
10
Earth's thick, plastic like layer is the ______
Asthenosphere
Continental drift
Mid-oceanic ridge
Subduction zone
11
the following is evidence that supports continental drift
trees
sand
rock formations
fock rormations
12
____________ causes hot, plastic like rock in the asthenosphere to rise toward the surface.
Convection currents
Rift valleys
Lithospheres
Continental drift
13
millions of years ago, all the continents were one land mass called __________
crust
Pancakes
Pangaea
inner core
14
the lithosphere is part of the upper mantle and ______
mantle
asthenosphere
crust
outer core
15
Plates slide past one another at
Divergent boundaries
Convection zones
Transform boundaries
Subduction zones
16
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17
the sea floor was mapped in 1940s and 1950s by __________
seismic waves
sonar
earth quakes
clonar
18
as the sea floor spreads apart along a _________ new seafloor is __________
sand, created
pigs, created
ridge, created
volcano, eliminated
19
The crust and the upper ________ move around as evidence of _______________ ______________
mantle, plate techtonics
Plate Techtonics, Mantle
mantle techtonics, plates
20
the following is evidence that supports continental drift
outer core
inner core
fossils
crust
21
The _________ is an example of a transform boundary.
Appalachian Mountains
San Andreas Fault
Himalaya mountains
Miss-Atlantic Ridge
22
plates move at a rate of ______-________ cm per year
1-2
9-0
2-3
23-32
23
the ________ detects ______ reversals in the oceans crust which parallels the mid-ocean ridge
earthquakes, magnetic
compass, magnetic
cute, cat
astrolabe, magnetic
24
The great Rift Valley in Africa is a _______.
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
mid ocean ridge
Transform boundary
25
The Glomar Challenger gathered information about rocks on the ______.
Continental drift
Pangaea
Sea floor
Lithosphere