12/16/2024 -Semester 1 Exam Review #2 (Unit 3 Plate Tectonics)

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What are the two divisions of the Earth's core?

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Outer Core and Inner Core

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What is the temperature of the inner core?

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About 6000 degrees Celsius

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What evidence for Continental Drift is shown by the east coast of South America fitting into the west coast of Africa?

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Jigsaw puzzle fit of continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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How did Alfred Wegener die?

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Froze to death during an expedition

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What did most geologists believe about Earth's features at the time of Alfred Wegener?

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The continents and oceans were fixed in place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the outer core primarily made of?

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Liquid iron and nickel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.

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What is the asthenosphere?

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The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is continental drift?

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The theory that continents have moved over geological time and were once connected.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3