Ch. 7 Quick Vocabulary Quizizz

What is the continental drift hypothesis?

• The theory that Earth's magnetic field reverses direction

• The theory that new oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away

• The theory that continents are in constant motion

• The theory that Earth's surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other

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What are fossils?

• Ancient supercontinent composed of land that forms today's continents

• The middle layer of Earth situated between the crust above and the core below

• Mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

• Naturally preserved remains, imprints, or traces of organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What is the mantle?

• Naturally preserved remains, imprints, or traces of organisms

• The middle layer of Earth situated between the crust above and the core below

• The theory that Earth's surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other

• Ancient supercontinent composed of land that forms today's continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is Pangaea?

• Ancient supercontinent composed of land that forms today's continents

• The theory that continents are in constant motion

• The theory that Earth's magnetic field reverses direction

• Mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a magnetic reversal?

• Force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge

• Circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density

• Force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate

• Event in which the magnetic field reverses direction

What is a mid-ocean ridge?

• Event in which the magnetic field reverses direction

• Mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

• Force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge

• Force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is normal polarity?

• Conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern

• Today's magnetic field; magnets orient themselves to point north

• Magnetic field in which magnets orient themselves to point south

• New oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away

What is reversed polarity?

• New oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away

• Magnetic field in which magnets orient themselves to point south

• Today's magnetic field; magnets orient themselves to point north

• Conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

What is seafloor spreading?

• Event in which the magnetic field reverses direction

• Conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern

• Mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

• New oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is convection?

• Circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density

• Today's magnetic field; magnets orient themselves to point north

• Force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge

• Force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6