Reporting Period 5 Review

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What is continental drift?

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The theory that continents have moved over geological time and were once joined together.

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What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

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Fossils of the same plant have been found on several continents.

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Which planet has more gravitational force, Mercury or Jupiter?

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Jupiter has more gravitational force than Mercury.

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What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

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The movement is primarily caused by convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

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What is rotation?

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The process of spinning or turning on an axis.

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What does gravity do?

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Gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and the moon in orbit around the Earth.

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What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

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Rotation is spinning on an axis, while revolution is moving around another object.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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What is a fossil?

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The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.