Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

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Which is the thinnest layer of Earth?

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Crust

Front

Who is credited with proposing the hypothesis of Continental Drift?

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Alfred Wegener

Front

Which is more dense? Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust

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Oceanic Crust

Front

This image here shows what type of boundary?

Back

Convergent: Subduction

Front

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

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Temperature and Pressure increase

Front

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

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Continental Drift

Front

What kind of boundary is shown in this image?

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Divergent

Front

Which event is common with transform boundaries?

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Earthquakes

Front

Where would you find most volcanoes that are on a continent?

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Along the coastlines (edges)

Front

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

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Pangea