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Dynamic Planet Unit
Dynamic Planet Unit
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1
Wegner's proposed super- continent is called _____________________.
Gowanaland
Pangea
Europe
America
2
What types of collision supports subduction zones?
continent-continent
All of them
ocean-continent
ocean-ocean
3
Divergent boundaries forms new crust.
True
no way!
Never
not today!
4
Where do most earthquakes occur?
on land
along plate boundaries
in the air
in the water
5
The model a scientists constructs in his or her mind is called a _________________ model.
numerical
animal
Physical
Conceptual
6
The ocean crust is ______________ than the continental crust.
denser
less dense
crustier
smaller
7
What was one piece of evidence Wegner used to support his theory of continential drift?
Geographic fit of the continents
Hawaiian island formation
Discovery of the DoDO Bird
<p>Harry Hess finds oil</p>
8
The process of ________________________ in the Mantle moves the lithospheric plates.
convection
conduction
liquefaction
refraction
9
Who came up with the term continental drift?
Hess
Donald Trump
Steve Jobs
Wegener
10
The outer core is made of ___________________.
<p>liquid iron</p>
dirt and rocks
solid iron
Fruitloops
11
What happens during a Dome volcano formation?
Erupts under water and produces pillow lava
Magma pushes up but does not break the surface
<p>Erupts and has slow flowing magma</p>
It explodes and makes a big cone
12
Bending of a wave due to changes in velocity is called _______________________.
direction
reflection
refraction
speed
13
Two plates sliding past one another is called a _________________________ boundary.
control
divergent
convergent
transform
14
What happens when water mixes with magma during subduction?
No explosion
Forms a Dome volcano
Produces gas and explodes
Makes more magama