Midterm 2024 Earth Systems Review

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What happens during a total solar eclipse?

Back

The Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.

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Which layer of Earth is made up of solid nickel and iron?

Back

Layer D.

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How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

Back

Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together, fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils, and similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.

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What is an asteroid?

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A rocky body located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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Where is new crust always formed?

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At the mid-ocean ridge.

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What is the composition of the Earth's inner core?

Back

Solid nickel and iron.

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What is continental drift?

Back

The movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.

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What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

Back

Fossil distribution, geological formations, and the fit of continental margins.

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What is a comet?

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A celestial object made of ice and dust that, when close to the Sun, displays a visible atmosphere and sometimes a tail.

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What is a meteor?

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A small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere.