Earth Science Review

New land is created at a ______ plate boundary.

Similar fossil records across continents was evidence for continental drift.

Mountain ranges located on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean

Heat in the mantle moves by

The mid-ocean ridge is the longest mountain range on Earth.

Two rocks have the same minerals but of very different sizes. Which statement is true?

As magma cools, all of the mineral grains form at the same temperature.

The seafloor is oldest at the mid-ocean ridge.

The locations of ancient climate zones provide evidence for continental drift.

Coal is mined in many cold regions, but it is thought to form in_____ climates.

All volcanoes and earthquakes take place at plate boundaries.

Seafloor spreading is what makes the continents move.

The lithosphere is

The outlines of the plates are located by mapping

A rock that was once a different rock with a different mineral composition and/or texture is a(n)

We can hold something like the core in our hands, a metallic meteorite.

The flat areas of the oceans are called the

Each type of rock has a particular

Earth's plates are made of slabs of

Since new oceanic crust is being created

When heat moves from warmer to cooler objects without material moving it is called _______.

Seismic waves travel

What was Wegener's continental drift idea?

At a time of reversed magnetic polarity, the north and south poles are

Only one type of mineral can be present in a metamorphic rock.

The lithosphere is solid but it can flow.

Warm mantle rises and sinks in a _________________.

If a divergent plate boundary is found within a continent,