What was Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about the continents.

The continents were once joined together and then slowly drifted apart.

The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface

transform boundary are what

two plates sliding past each other

What is the difference between the inner core and outer core?

the inner core is solid, the outer core is liquid

Panthalassa is_________________.

The theorized ancient global ocean

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypotheses of continental drift?

Similar fossils found on far apart landmassess suggest

Earth's crust divided by a series of giant plates floating on magma

What is the best evidence that the continents once fit together?

the land all seems to fit together at the coasts

Why wasn't Wegener's theory not initially believed?

scientists did not know the force responsible for continents moving

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What was Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about the continents.
The continents were once joined together and then slowly drifted apart.
Mountain ranges formed when continental plates collided.
The continents rest on plates that move slowly over time.
There have always been 7 distinct continents.
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Crust
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
3
What is Earth's crust and very top of the mantle?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
inner core
crust
4
Which way do convergent plates move?
Towards each other
Away from eachother
Rub against each other
5
transform boundary are what
two plates saidaing post each ather
when two plates meet
cooling magma
two plates sliding past each other
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What is the mantle made of?
Lava
Nickel
Iron
Magma
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What is the Continental crust composed of?
Quartz
Basalt
Granite
Halite
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What is the difference between the inner core and outer core?
the inner core is liquid, the outer core is solid
the inner core is metal, the outer core is rock
the inner core is rock, outer core is metal
the inner core is solid, the outer core is liquid
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Two plates moving away from each other
convergent
transform
divergent
fracture
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Panthalassa is_________________.
The theorized ancient global ocean
the theorized supercontinennnt
a species of dinosaur
the greek name for earth
11
Name of the super continent?
Paaaaangeee
Pangaea
Pangee
John Cena
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How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypotheses of continental drift?
no similarities exist btween fossils on diff. continents
plant & animal fossil show evidence of change Earth polarity
Fossil evidence suggests the continents have always been
Similar fossils found on far apart landmassess suggest
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The inner core is
Solid
Gas
Hydrogen Peroxide
Liquid
14
Plate Tectonics is:
The core of the earth made of iron and nickel
Earth's crust divided by a series of giant plates floating on magma
Wow, the deer laughed at my joke!
Ridge of mountains separating Asia and Europe.
15
What is the best evidence that the continents once fit together?
gravity from the moon moved the plates
climates align with where the plates match up
Mountain Ridges showed where the plates moved together
the land all seems to fit together at the coasts
16
What is the force that moves the continents?
Convection currents
Conduction currents
A rift
17
What two continents best fit together like puzzle pieces?
Antarctica and Europe
South America and Africa
Asia and North America
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oceanic crust is _________ than continental crust.
more hot
less dense
more dense
less hot
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A common rock type found within oceanic crust is
basalt
obsidian
granite
sandstone
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Why wasn't Wegener's theory not initially believed?
a competing theory was more believable
scientists did not know the force responsible for continents moving
no data/evidence to support his theory
he was a quack

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