Scientist who study the forces that make and shape the Earth are called
What is geologists
100
The oceanic crust consist mainly of this type of rock
What is Basalt
100
This Scientist developed the Continental Drift hypothesis
Who is Alfred Wegener
100
the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath trenches
What is subduction
100
A break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
What is a fault
200
these two layers are liquid like "laffy taffy."
What is upper mantle and outer core
200
The continential crust consist mainly of this type of rock
What is granite
200
This is an example of the land formation evidence that supported Wegener's Continential Drift Theory
What is South America and Africa fit like jigsaw puzzle pieces
200
what erupts through the valley of the mid-ocean ridge
What is molten material/magma
200
Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections called what.
What is plates
300
This layer is the most dense, hottest, and deepest.
What is the inner core
300
List the three types of rocks
What is igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
300
Name one of the three examples of fossil evidence that supported Wegener's Continential Drift Theory
What is Lystrosaurus, mesosaurus, or glossopteris
300
the process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor.
What is seafloor spreading
300
a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of explanations
What is scientific theory
400
The spin of this liquid layer around the inner core is what creates Earth's magnetic field
What is outer core
400
this is a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance D=M/V
What is density
400
This is an example of the climate evidence supporting Wegener's Continential Drift Theory
What is Glacial Deposits fround in South Africa
400
This discovery provided evidence for Seafloor Spreading, when scientist used very sensitive instruments to locate these patterns or strips on the ocean floor.
What is Magnetic stripes
400
the result of a collision between two plates
What is convergent boundary
500
This is driven by hot and cold tranfer creating a change in density and is the force that moves the lithospheric plates that cause major geological damage on Earth's surface
What is Convection currents
500
Metamorphic and sedimentary rock has to do this before it becomes igneous rock
What is melt
500
Scientist rejected Wegener;s theory because he could not do this.
What is explain what force pushes or pulls continents
500
This evidence provided the final proof of seafloor spreading, using the Glomar Challenger in 1968 to to send pipes 6 kiolmeters deep into the ocean floor.
What is drilling samples
500
these boundaries occur at mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys