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Plate Tectonics test review #platetectonics #review #alfredwegener #continentaldrift
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Sonar works by using ____ waves and bounces them off the ocean floor.
sound
radiation
heat
electromagnetic
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Ca =
Carbon
Calcium
Candium
Trollium
3
Where is Wegener buried?
Antarctica
Iceland
Greenland
Germany
4
FINISH THIS RAP LYRIC: "Hey it's Harry Hess and it's after the war.."
I've been using sonar to map the ocean floor"
I thought about dinosaurs in the outer core"
"Omg I'm so tired and I wanna snore"
I've been using trolls to map the kitchen door"
5
What is this?
This game is so hard
Subduction zone
Mid-ocean ridge
Deep ocean trench
6
Where can the oldest rock be found?
Farthest from a deep ocean trench
Far away from a mid-ocean ridge
Closer to a mid ocean ridge
At a subduction zone
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When continental crust collides with oceanic crust, which one is sub ducted?
continental crust
oceanic crust
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Which is evidence of seafloor spreading?
an earthquake
similar fossils in the strips
different crust patterns
matching patterns of magnetic strips
9
Which is the only layer of the earth that is liquid?
Aesthenosphere
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
10
The thickest layer of the earth is the:
inner core
crust
outer core
mantle
11
What happens to crust that is sub ducted?
It becomes part of a mid-ocean ridge
It becomes more dense
it disappears
It becomes a part of the mantle
12
Which layer of the earth is a solid that can flow slowly over time?
outer core
lithosphere
aesthenosphere
crust
13
Professionally, Wegener was initially a(n):
chemist
lawyer
doctor
meteorologist
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This picture shows the process of:
the making of a deep ocean trench
subduction
subdtrolltion
mid ocean ridge
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Which country in Africa is getting ripped apart?
Etihad
Egypt
Ethiopia
Sudan
16
Glossopteris was a(n):
plant fossil
animal fossil
troll fossil
squid fossil
17
Which nation is slowly being ripped apart at the mid-Atlantic ridge?
Frozenwaterland
Redland
Iceland
Greenland
18
Pangea means:
together
mountain
all lands
one earth
19
Alfred Wegener had LOTS of evidence for his theory about continental drift. Which one was NOT?
rock samples in South America and Africa
fossil evidence
evidence from climate (tropical plants in Antarctica)
GPS
20
As you move toward the core, temperature:
decreases
increases
21
Why do you think there is no oceanic crust older than 200 million years old?
It turns into continental crust
The older parts of the sea floor become sub ducted
It becomes a mountain
It spreads the sea floor
22
Alfred Wegener is credited with coming up with the idea of:
weather balloons to track jet streams
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Tokyo Drift
23
Which of the following is NOT a type of heat transfer?
sublimation
convection
radiation
conduction
24
Based on what is happening in Ethiopia, it must be located at a __________ boundary.
Divergent
Transform
continental
Convergent
25
What are THOSE????
Crocodiles
Shoes
Those are so ugly
Crocs
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The hypothesis that all pieces of land were once joined in a single mass is known as:
continental drift
plate tectonics
ice age
that one thing
27
Most oceanic crust is made of a dense, dark rock called:
Granite
Banotthisone
Basalt
Obsidian
28
Where does convection occur in the earth's layers?
mantle
core
lithosphere
crust
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<p>Why isn't the inner core solid?</p>
<p>It IS solid</p>
<p>Too much pressure</p>
<p>Liquid needs to be able to move around</p>
Trolls again
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Pb =
Mercury
Graphite
Silver
Lead
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The transfer of heat through direct contact of particles:
conduction
convection
radiation
32
The Indian plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate. What is happening to Mount Everest?
It is getting taller
It is eroding away
It is cracking and breaking down
33
By about how much does the Atlantic Ocean grow each year?
2 miles
2 mm
2 cm
2 feet
34
Most continental crust is made of:
galena
granite
graphite
basalt
35
The diameter of the Earth is ABOUT:
15,000 miles
8,000 miles
800 miles
150,000 miles
36
What can be inferred from finding tropical plants in Antarctica?
Antarctica was once further south
Antarctica was once full of ants
Antarctica was once further north
37
What is this?
Bismuth
Bromium
Galena
Bistroll
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What do scientists use as DIRECT evidence of the composition of inner Earth?
seismic waves
rock samples
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Why did the scientific community laugh at Wegener's ideas?
He had no proof
He had no evidence
He could not explain how the plates moved
He thought trolls were pushing plates apart
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The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle is known as:
mesosphere
lithosphere
stratosphere
aesthenosphere
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What do scientists believe causes tectonic plates to move over time?
Trolls with a lot of rope
convection currents in the mantle
Heat from the crust
Radiation from the core
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Scientists believe the inner core is composed of mostly:
Ni + Fe
Ni + F
Fe + C
Fe + N
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Where is new crust added to the earth's surface?
subduction zones
mantle convection zones
mid-ocean ridges
trenches
