Plate Tectonics

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What is the outer layer of the earth called?

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Crust

Front

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel.

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Inner Core

Front

What was the name of the most recent supercontinent?

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Pangea

Front

Who suggested the Continental Drift theory?

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Alfred Wegener

Front

Which crust is the densest? Options: oceanic, continental, bread, pizza

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oceanic

Front

Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...

Back

plates

Front

When Earth's plates rub or scrape against one another, the release of energy causes ...

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an earthquake

Front

What type of plate boundary is pictured? Convergent, Divergent, Tranform, Collision

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Convergent

Front

Volcanoes can form at...

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Subduction zones at convergent boundaries, Divergent boundaries (spreading centers), Hot spots/mantle plumes, All of the above

Front

The Richter scale measures:

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the strength of an earthquake