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Which of Earth's layers makes up the center of Earth? A 100
Inner core A 100
A tectonic plate is a slab of Earth's
lithosphere A 200
What did Wegener use to support continental drift?
Similar rocks on different continents
Oceanic crust at a mid-ocean ridge is
Younger than crust near a trench
Movement of Earth's plates is similar to
sponges on boiling water
New crust forms along a(n) B 100
divergent boundary B 100
Earth's magnetic reversals are recorded in B 200
sea-floor rock B 200
A continental-continental collision causes B 300
mountain ranges to form B 300
Two plates scrape past each other at B 400
transform boundaries B 400
What are Earth's layers from the center to the surface? B 500
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust B 500
A tectonic plate is a slab of Earth's
crust and uppermost mantle
Studies of the ocean floor support plate tectonics because oceanic crust
is younger at a ridge and older near a trench
Scientists think that the main driving force of plate tectonics is
convection in the asthenosphere
DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400
The Alps are forming as a result of the European and African plates pushing against each other. This is an example of C 400
continental-continental collision
The thin, rigid layer that forms the outermost part of the lithosphere is called Earth's
crust C 500
Many scientists rejected continental drift when it was first proposed because
Wegener could not explain how Earth's continents moved
Early studies of the ocean floor helped to develop the theory of plate tectonics because they showed that D 200
the age of oceanic crust increases with distance from a mid-ocean ridge
At which of these is crust neither created nor destroyed? divergent boundary oceanic-continental subduction transform boundary oceanic-oceanic subduction D 300
transform boundary D 300
Which of the following causes plate movement? convection currents in the lithosphere convection currents in the core ridge push, slab pull, and convection in the lithosphere ridge push, slab pull, and convection in the asthenosphere D 400
ridge push, slab pull, and convection in the asthenosphere
Which of the following can be used to easily track the direction of plate movement?
hot spots D 500
What is one way that a folded mountain belt can form?
Two continental plates push together
An opening through which lava, rocks, and gases erupt is called a
volcano E 200
A dense cloud of super-hot gases and rock fragments that races downhill from an erupting volcano is called a E 300
Pyroclastic flow E 300
Most volcanoes occur E 400
Along plate boundaries
Volcanoes can affect Earth's atmosphere by increasing
Acid rain E 500
Hot springs that erupt and send hot water shooting into the air are called F 100
geysers F 100
What are some of the effects of volcanic eruptions on Earth's atmosphere?
An increase in acid rain and a decrease in Earth’s temperature F 200
Along which type of plate boundary are folded mountains most likely to form?
convergent F 300
Why are many of Earth's volcanoes found in subduction zones?
The sinking plate heats, partially melts, and forms magma.
What is the greatest danger to people who live within a few kilometers of an active shield volcano? F 500
Lava flows F 500
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