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Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Continental Drift?

Back

The theory that continents have moved over geological time and were once joined together in a single landmass.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Plate Tectonics?

Back

The scientific theory that describes the large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the inner core of the Earth?

Back

The innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel, and is solid due to immense pressure.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the outer core?

Back

The layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core, responsible for Earth's magnetic field.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the lithosphere?

Back

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

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the asthenosphere?

Back

A semi-fluid layer of the mantle on which tectonic plates float and move.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is convection?

Back

A type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids (liquids and gases) where warmer areas rise and cooler areas sink.

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