Plate tectonics

What is the corrct order of the layers of the earth?

• crust, core, mantle, outer core

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• hemispere, lithospere, exosphere

________________originated the theory of continental drift.

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Please explain the concept of seafloor spreading.

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When an oceanic plate goes underneath a continental plate this is called

• conglomerate

• static cling

• subduction

• convection

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_______________ was the original supercontinent.

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What evidence was used to formulate the theory of plate tectonics?

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Did you read chapter five on plate tectonics?

• I read it all

• I read most of it

• I read a little bit of it

• I didnt read any of it

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Hawaii is formed of an area called a

Name the two types of waves associated with earthquakes

• tidal waves and radio waves

• tsnami's and richter waves

• primary waves and secondary waves

• seismic waves and ocean waves

A __________ boundary is and prominent at the Mid ocean ridge in the Atlantic ocean.

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