Plate Tectonics
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What was the name of the Super Continent that existed millions of years ago? Return to board
What are the 3 types of evidence used to support Continental Drift? Return to board DAILY DOUBLE!
Was continental drift a theory or a hypothesis? Return to board
On which two continents was the Mesosaurus Fossil found? Return to board
How was the Glossopteris fossil evidence of Pangaea? Return to board
What is the name of the geologic feature down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? Return to board
What geological process creates the ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? Return to board
What type of plate boundary occurs at the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? Return to board
DAILY DOUBLE Is the youngest Earth closest or furthest from the ridge in the Atlantic? Return to board
In the process of sea-floor spreading, where does the molten material come from that erupts? Return to board
Is Plate Tectonics a theory or a hypothesis? DAILY DOUBLE! Is Plate Tectonics a theory or a hypothesis? Return to board
What type of plate boundary comes together? Return to board
What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault? Return to board
DAILY DOUBLE What 2 geologic features are found where an ocean plate sinks below a continental plate? Return to board
What type of plate boundary is the South American plate and the Nazca plate? Return to board
Which layer of the earth contains the convection currents? Return to board
Convection currents form when heated magma becomes more or less dense? Return to board DAILY DOUBLE
What do scientists use convections currents to explain? DAILY DOUBLE! What do scientists use convections currents to explain? Return to board
What is the heat source for a convection current? Return to board
What are the 2 causes of magma sinking in a convection current? Return to board
What two types of crust make up the Earth’s plates? Return to board
What is lava called before it reaches the surface? Return to board
How are there active volcanoes in Hawaii, but the state does not lie at a plate boundary? Return to board
What is the process called when oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust? Return to board
The formation of volcanoes and mountain ranges can be explained by this… Return to board
This instrument is used to record seismic waves and their speed. Return to board
What are the vibrations called that move through the ground carrying the energy released during an earthquake? Return to board
What two base units are used to measure volume in the metric system? DAILY DOUBLE! Return to board What two base units are used to measure volume in the metric system?
What is the formula for finding density? Return to board
DAILY DOUBLE! Return to board What does MIX stand for?
Where does igneous rock form? Final Jeopardy Where does igneous rock form?