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What is the lowest layer of the mantle?
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
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When was this theory established?
1910
1905
1920
1915
3
What makes up the core?
iron/lead
iron/gold
nickel/iron
nickel/copper
4
Who created the theory of Pangaea?
Alfred Wegener
Charlie Brown
Harry Hess
Alfred Vegener
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What are two examples of convergent plates?
collision/separation
subduction/sliding
collision/subduction
subduction/separation
6
What is this?
Palisades
Pangaea
Panama
Patagonia
7
What is an example of transform boundary?
Cumberland Fault
San Diego Fault
San Jose Fault
San Andreas Fault
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What does Sponge Bob and Patrick like to do?
jellyfishing
eat at Sandy's
watch movies
play with Squidward
9
Divergent boundaries can create
volcanoes/tsunamis
hurricanes/earthquakes
volcanoes/earthquakes
volcanoes/hurricanes
10
Which variable can be changed in a controlled experiment?
independent variable
transforming variable
remaining variable
dependent variable
11
This theory was rejected because
how Pangaea came together couldn't be explained.
how Pangaea erupted couldn't be explained.
how the oceans grew couldn't be explained.
how Pangaea broke apart couldn't be explained.
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What is sea-floor spreading?
The separation of plates beneath the ocean.
The converging of plates beneath the ocean.
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Which type of boundary is this?
transform
divergent
convergent
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Which part of the core is liquid?
outer core
inner core
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Convergent Subduction boundaries create
plateaus
gorges
mountains
trenches
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Which evidence was not part of what supported Pangaea?
fossils
people
geographical features
climate change
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Which type of boundary is this?
convergent
transform
divergent
18
What does a divergent boundary create on continental crust?
range valley
folded mountains
rift valley
canyon
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What is it called where two plates meet?
teen titans
connection
boundary
border
20
What is the yearly average for plate movement?
4 cm
6 cm
12 cm
2 cm
21
What does a divergent boundary create on oceanic crust
sea-floor twisting
sea-floor spreading
Bikini Bottoms
sea-floor mountains
22
Which of the following is not a plate boundary?
divergent
insurgent
convergent
transform
23
Convergent Collision boubdaries create
plateaus
oceans
valleys
folded mountains
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What two plates make the San Andreas Fault?
Pacific/California
Atlantic/North American
Atlantic/European
Pacific/North American
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Which type of boundary is this?
convergent
transform
divergent
