Unit 1 CheckPoint Review

Between Continental and Oceanic crust, one of the two is thicker and tends to be SUBDUCTED under the other. Which gets subducted?

• Continental

• Oceanic

Pangea was a supercontinent. Alfred Wegener was a scientist who came up with evidence to support Pangea. One of those pieces of Evidence was "Mountain Ranges/Rock formations" which explained that

• Evidence that formations were made at the same time would have the same characteristics even if currently separated by an ocean.

• Historical evidence that shows current tropical areas were once covered by Ice

• The continents of the World fit together like pieces of a puzzle

• Evidence from animals and plants are found across multiple continents

Which internal layer of the Earth contains Magma and moves because of Convection?

• Inner Core

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Mantle

Convection Currents move like a lava lamp- where ____ Rises and ____ Sinks.

• Heat, Cool

• Cool, Lava

• Cool, Heat

• Heat, Lava

Pangea was a supercontinent. Alfred Wegener was a scientist who came up with evidence to support Pangea. One of those pieces of Evidence was "Fossils" which explained that

• Mountain ranges and rock formations that were made at the same time would have the same characteristics even if currently separated by an ocean.

• Historical evidence that shows current tropical areas were once covered by Ice

• The continents of the World fit together like pieces of a puzzle

• Evidence from animals and plants are found across multiple continents

Which of the following represents Convergent Plate Boundary?

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Pangea was a supercontinent. Alfred Wegener was a scientist who came up with evidence to support Pangea. One of those pieces of Evidence was "Puzzle Pieces" which explained that

• Evidence that formations were made at the same time would have the same characteristics even if currently separated by an ocean.

• Historical evidence that shows current tropical areas were once covered by Ice

• The continents of the World fit together like pieces of a puzzle

• Evidence from animals and plants are found across multiple continents

What forms at a Divergent Plate Boundary?

• Volcanoes

• Ridges/Rift

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Island Arcs

What geohazard sometimes comes after an underwater Earthquake/Volcano?

• Lahar Mudflow

• Afterschock

• Tsunami

• Land slide

The Modified Mercalli Scale measures

• # of Earthquakes

• Intensity

• Magnitude

• Amount