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Plate Tectonics test review #platetectonics #review #alfredwegener #continentaldrift
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1
This picture shows the process of:
subdtrolltion
mid ocean ridge
the making of a deep ocean trench
subduction
2
What can be inferred from finding tropical plants in Antarctica?
Antarctica was once full of ants
Antarctica was once further south
Antarctica was once further north
3
Which is the only layer of the earth that is liquid?
Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
Aesthenosphere
4
As you move toward the core, temperature:
decreases
increases
5
Oobleck demonstrates properties similar to the:
aesthenosphere
lithosphere
outer core
crust
6
Which country in Africa is getting ripped apart?
Egypt
Ethiopia
Etihad
Sudan
7
Scientists believe the inner core is composed of mostly:
Fe + C
Ni + Fe
Ni + F
Fe + N
8
What is this?
Bismuth
Bistroll
Bromium
Galena
9
Why do you think there is no oceanic crust older than 200 million years old?
It turns into continental crust
It spreads the sea floor
It becomes a mountain
The older parts of the sea floor become sub ducted
10
FINISH THIS RAP LYRIC: "Hey it's Harry Hess and it's after the war.."
I've been using trolls to map the kitchen door"
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"
11
What is oobleck made of?
vinegar and corn starch
baking soda and corn starch
corn starch and water
Water and baking soda
12
Which layer of the earth is a solid that can flow slowly over time?
lithosphere
outer core
aesthenosphere
crust
13
The diameter of the Earth is ABOUT:
15,000 miles
8,000 miles
800 miles
150,000 miles
14
Where is new crust added to the earth's surface?
trenches
subduction zones
mid-ocean ridges
mantle convection zones
15
What happens to crust that is sub ducted?
it disappears
It becomes part of a mid-ocean ridge
It becomes more dense
It becomes a part of the mantle
16
What do scientists believe causes tectonic plates to move over time?
Radiation from the core
Trolls with a lot of rope
convection currents in the mantle
Heat from the crust
17
What are THOSE????
Shoes
Crocodiles
Those are so ugly
Crocs
18
Salt is:
sodium hydroxide
SaLt
NaCl
snurp snurp
19
Which nation is slowly being ripped apart at the mid-Atlantic ridge?
Redland
Iceland
Frozenwaterland
Greenland
20
Professionally, Wegener was initially a(n):
chemist
lawyer
meteorologist
doctor
21
Ca =
Calcium
Carbon
Trollium
Candium
22
Where can the oldest rock be found?
At a subduction zone
Far away from a mid-ocean ridge
Closer to a mid ocean ridge
Farthest from a deep ocean trench
23
Why did the scientific community laugh at Wegener's ideas?
He had no evidence
He thought trolls were pushing plates apart
He had no proof
He could not explain how the plates moved
24
Most continental crust is made of:
granite
galena
graphite
basalt
25
Alfred Wegener is credited with coming up with the idea of:
Continental Drift
weather balloons to track jet streams
Tokyo Drift
Plate Tectonics
26
What is this?
This game is so hard
Deep ocean trench
Subduction zone
Mid-ocean ridge
27
Where is Wegener buried?
Germany
Iceland
Greenland
Antarctica
28
The Indian plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate. What is happening to Mount Everest?
It is cracking and breaking down
It is getting taller
It is eroding away
29
Glossopteris was a(n):
plant fossil
squid fossil
animal fossil
troll fossil
30
The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle is known as:
stratosphere
mesosphere
lithosphere
aesthenosphere
31
What do scientists use as DIRECT evidence of the composition of inner Earth?
seismic waves
rock samples
32
Sonar works by using ____ waves and bounces them off the ocean floor.
radiation
sound
electromagnetic
heat
33
The hypothesis that all pieces of land were once joined in a single mass is known as:
plate tectonics
continental drift
ice age
that one thing
34
Which of the following is NOT a type of heat transfer?
sublimation
convection
radiation
conduction
35
When continental crust collides with oceanic crust, which one is sub ducted?
continental crust
oceanic crust
36
By about how much does the Atlantic Ocean grow each year?
2 mm
2 cm
2 miles
2 feet
37
The transfer of heat through direct contact of particles:
conduction
convection
radiation
38
<p>Why isn't the inner core solid?</p>
<p>It IS solid</p>
<p>Liquid needs to be able to move around</p>
<p>Too much pressure</p>
Trolls again
39
Alfred Wegener had LOTS of evidence for his theory about continental drift. Which one was NOT?
GPS
evidence from climate (tropical plants in Antarctica)
rock samples in South America and Africa
fossil evidence
40
A non-Newtonian fluid changes state of matter when _____________ changes.
atomic composition
temperature
chemical composition
pressure
41
The thickest layer of the earth is the:
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
42
Pangea means:
mountain
all lands
one earth
together
43
Pb =
Lead
Silver
Graphite
Mercury
44
Most oceanic crust is made of a dense, dark rock called:
Basalt
Obsidian
Granite
Banotthisone
45
How did the ocean get so salty?
reasons
Gaby Fernandez
cuz it's mad
weathering of rocks and volcanic eruptions
