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Continental Drift Review
Continental Drift Review
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Review of the evidence for continental drift.
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This type of boundary occurs where plate tectonics scrape past each other
Transition
Transform
Transatlantic
Translation
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Divergent boundaries are areas where plate tectonics...
make mountains
move apart
scrape past each other
move towards each other
3
Which of the following is NOT evidence that Pangea existed?
A talk show host on CNN told me to ignore science
Mountains line up on different continents
The same fossils match on different continents
Seafloor surrounding continents fits like a puzzle
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Do continents move?
Yes
Maybe
No
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Convergent boundaries are areas where plate tectonics...
scrape past eachother
move towards each other
form rift valleys
move apart
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The Earth's layers are...
Mantle, Crust, Outside Care
Mickey Mantle, Crust, and Seafloor Spreading
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust
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Tectonic Plates are made of...
Solid silicon found between the mantle and the crust
Only continental crust
Both oceanic and continental crust
Only oceanic crust
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Mid ocean ridges and rift valleys occur in which type of boundary?
Transform
Divergent
George Clooney's Armpit
Convergent
9
Which of the following is evidence of continental drift?
Continents do not move
The same Glossopteris fossils found on different continents.
Folk tales about dinosaurs
Really big continents
10
Which of the following is most dense?
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
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Which of the following is not a piece of evidence?
Fairy tales
Earthquakes
Mountain formation
Satellite measurements of continental movement
12
What is density?
Measurement of the amount of matter or "stuff" in an area
Measurement of how much water in our atmosphere
Measurement of the skin folds in old people
Measurement of how fast fires burn
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Which of the following is most dense...
Oceans
Air
Oceanic crust
Continental crust