Science 8 Earth Science 11/13/20

What is a divergent boundary? 

• two plates moving towards each other
• two plates rubbing side to side
• two plates moving away from each other
• happens in the lithosphere

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Where does sea-floor spreading occur?

• Mountain ranges on land

• mid-ocean ridges

• subduction zones

• deep-ocean island chains

What is one piece of evidence of seafloor spreading? 

• Everything points to the north
• shifting of the poles, N/S, S/N, N/S, SN
• seafloor contains magma
• Lake and Sea

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Who is the German Scientist that came up with the theory of the Continental Drift? 

• Albert Einstein 
• Ms. Stukel 
• Galileo
• Alfred Wegener

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What is the force that powers the rock cycle, moves the continents via plate tectonics, and creates sea floor spreading? Hint- look at my video at the 4:32 mark!

• Viking Spirit

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conveyor belts

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What is this a picture of? Alfred Wegener realized this must've existed at one time as part of his sea floor spreading idea!

• plate tectonics

• Super continental drift

• Pangea

• ArbyBeefandCheddaria land

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Rock at the mid ocean ridges...

• is the oldest rock on the Earth.

• is older than continental rock.

• is the youngest rock on the Earth

• tastes like chicken

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A change in Earth' s magnetic poles is called a

• magnetic reversal

• subduction

• paleomagnetism

• slab pull

The color of the day, according to Mr. Hoffman's video, is:

• Green

• Brown

• Red

• Yellow