Plate Tectonics

Front

Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

Back

oceanic

Front

Why is the inner core solid?

Back

the pressure

Front

What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic? Options: Lithosphere, Mantle, Asthenosphere, crust

Back

Asthenosphere

Front

What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?

Back

Pressure Increases

Front

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?

Back

Increases

Front

Less dense materials are pushed to the top.

Back

True

Front

Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates? Options: outer core, inner core, asthenosphere, lithosphere

Back

lithosphere

Front

Who is credited with developing the idea of continental drift?

Back

Alfred Wegener

Front

What is this a picture of?

Back

Pangaea

Front

What evidence did Wegener use in his idea?

Back

All of the above: Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces, glacier scars and evidence from temperature, mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents.