Dynamic Earth

The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Mantle

• Crust

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases

• decreases

• goes up and down depending on the layer

• stays the same

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth

• increases

• decreases 

• goes up or down depending on the layer

• stays the same

What are the two kinds of crust that the Earth has?

• Oceanic and Crustatious Crust

• Oceanic and Continental Crust

• Optic and Continental Crust

Which compositional layer is number 2?

• Mesosphere

• Mantle

• Core

• Lithosphere

Which mechanical/physical layer is letter C?

• Mesosphere/Lower Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

The scientist that came up with the Theory of Continental Drift

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Sir Ian McKellan

• Sir Isaac Newton

The name of the Super Continent Wegener proposed

• Wakanda

• Pandora

• Pangaea

• Milky Way

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why did scientists not believe in Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift?

• He could give evidence the continents moved, he just couldn't explain HOW.

• He had no evidence to back up his theory.

• He was crazy and they all knew it.

• Everyone did believe him and he lived happily ever after.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter A?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core