Earth Layers/Plate Tectonics revised

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Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth? Mantle, Crust, Lithosphere, Inner Core

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Crust

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Who is credited with proposing the hypothesis of Continental Drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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Which is more dense? Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust

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Oceanic Crust

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What happens to temperature and pressure as you get to deeper layers within Earth?

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Temperature and Pressure increase

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This image here shows what type of boundary? Divergent, Convergent: Subduction, Convergent: Collision, Transform

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Convergent: Subduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What do geologists notice about the rocks along the sea floor?

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They get older as they get farther away from mid ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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The idea that the continents were once together, and separated over a long period of time is

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Continental Drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Why was Wegener's hypothesis rejected?

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He couldn't explain how the continents could be moved

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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Why is the upper mantle liquid, but the lower mantle is solid?

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Lower mantle is under higher pressure

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What kind of boundary is shown in this image?

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Divergent