Unit 7 2023

Front

Who is credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

Back

Albert Wegener

Front

Why did no one believe Wegener's theory?

Back

He couldn't explain how the continents moved.

Front

What would you likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust? Options: mountains, rift, volcano, ridge

Back

mountains

Front

What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?

Back

Pangaea

Front

Earth's lithospheric plates move at a rate of a few _____________ every year.

Back

centimeters

Front

A tectonic plate is ____.

Back

pieces of Earth's crust

Front

When crust is neither created nor destroyed, what boundary is it formed along? Options: divergent, subduction, Convergent, transform

Back

transform

Front

Is the outer core a liquid or solid?

Back

liquid

Front

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

Back

mantle

Front

Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....

Back

lava