Earth Science

Front

The study of fossils

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Paleontology

Front

What was the name of the one supercontinent in the past?

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Pangaea

Front

Rock changed by heat and pressure.

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Metamorphic

Front

How do plates move at divergent plate boundaries?

Back

They move apart

Front

Rocks formed from cooled magma.

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Igneous

Front

What type of plate boundaries are where plates are pushed together?

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Convergent

Front

Molten rock above ground.

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Lava

Front

How do the faults move when they are convergent faults?

Back

They move together

Front

Earthquakes happen when which part of the Earth’s crust rupture?

Back

Lithosphere

Front

What is a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake? Options: Seismic scale, Scoville scale, Ryker scale, Richter scale

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Richter scale