Rock Cycling and Plate Tectonics

Rock Cycling and Plate Tectonics

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Science

6th Grade

Easy

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Michelle Hill

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

Back

Alfred Wegener

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of fossils were noticed by Wegener to be found on two different continents?

Back

Plants and animals

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

Back

convection currents.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When plates collide we get ________.

Back

mountain ranges

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Associated with transform boundaries.

Back

earthquakes

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

Back

Convergent

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

Back

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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