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Question 1

Cooler material sinks because it is _____ dense.

Answer 1

more

Question 2

Pangeae

This is known as the ___________ ___________ theory.

Answer 2

continental drift

Question 3

Although Alfred Wegener did not know this at the time, the force that caused the continents to change positions over the last 65 million years was __________ __________.

Answer 3

plate tectonics

Question 4

The San Andreas Fault is associated with which type of plate boundary?

Answer 4

transform

Question 5

One geologic feature that frequently occurs when lithosphere plates collide (convergent)

Answer 5

mountain

Question 6

One geologic feature that frequently occurs when lithosphere plates move apart from each other (diverge).

Answer 6

rift, mid ocean ridges

Question 7

One geologic feature that frequently occurs when lithosphere plates slide against each other (transform).

Answer 7

earthquakes

Question 8

Lithosphere-

Answer 8

Ball of rock.
Thinnest layer of rock on Earth’s surface

Question 9

Asthenosphere-

Answer 9

Soft, flowing layer of rock under the Earth’s crust that helps the tectonic plates move.