CH.1 Plate tectonics

Question 0

Geology-

Answer 0

The study of earth

Question 1

Geologist-

Answer 1

a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet earth.

Question 2

Constructive forces-

Answer 2

They are forces that shape the surface by building up mountains and landmasses

Question 3

Destructive forces-

Answer 3

They slowly wear away mountains and eventually every other feature on the face.

Question 4

Continents-

Answer 4

7 landmasses surrounded by water

Question 5

What are continents made of?

Answer 5

Granite and other rocks

Question 6

Pressure-

Answer 6

The force pushing on a surface or area

Question 7

What is a siezemic wave?

Answer 7

a wave that is produced by an earthquake

Question 8

What rock makes up the ocean floor?

Answer 8

basalt

Question 9

When you go deeper into the earth, the temperature…..

Answer 9

Increases

Question 10

When you go deeper into the earth the pressure,……

Answer 10

increases

Question 11

What are the 3 layers of earth?

Answer 11

Crust, Mantle, Core

Question 12

Crust-

Answer 12

The layer of rock that forms earth’s skin.

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Mantle-

Answer 13

A layer of hot rock

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Lithosphere-

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The uppermost part of the mantle that forms a hard rigid layer

Question 15

Asthenosphere-

Answer 15

A layer below the lithosphere that is soft and bendable

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The outer core-

Answer 16

a layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core.

Question 17

Inner core-

Answer 17

a dense ball of solid metal

Question 18

What are the three types of heat transfer?

Answer 18

Radiation, Conduction, Convection

Question 19

Radiation-

Answer 19

The transfer of heat through an empty space

Question 20

Heat transfer-

Answer 20

The movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.

Question 21

Conduction-

Answer 21

Heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter

Question 22

Convection-

Answer 22

Heat transfer by the movement of heated fluid

Question 23

Density-

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The measure of how much mass or gravity is in an object

Question 24

Convection current-

Answer 24

The flow that transfers heat within a fluid.

Question 25

What causes convection currents?

Answer 25

Heat from the mantle and core

Question 26

What was Wagner’s theory?

Answer 26

All the continents had once been joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart.

Question 27

What was the name of Wagner’s theory?

Answer 27

Continental Drift

Question 28

What are the evidences of Wagner’s Theory from Landmasses?

Answer 28

1.The continents fit together like a puzzle. 2. The mountain chains in Africa and South America line up when they are put together.

Question 29

Evidence from Fossils-

Answer 29

1. Glosspeteris are a fern that are found in areas where it couldn’t grow such as, Desserts in Africa, Antarctica. 2. Mesosuarus is a crocodile found in Africa and South America, it couldn’t swim across the atlantic so it evolve the exact same on two different islands.

Question 30

Evidence from climate-

Answer 30

1. Glacier scratches- found in hot places like Austraila, Africa, and India. 2. Tropical plants- found in places they couldnt grow. 3. Coal fields- coal is made from tropical plants being buried over years, coal mines in non-tropical areas.

Question 31

What does Pangea mean?

Answer 31

It means all lands, and that is what Wagner named all the continents put together.