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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A force caused the continents to drift apart over time. Once scientists figured out what that force was, the theory of plate tectonics was born! The image above shows what Geologists think the Earth looked like millions of years ago. What name was given to this land mass.
Plate Tectonics
Oceana
Pangea
North America
Tectonic plates float on top of the ________
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
the place where two different plates have contact.
Pacific Plate
Mountains
Earthquakes
Plate Boundaries
Occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
convergent boundary
subduction
volcanic eruptions
divergent boundary
The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge; occurs at continental to oceanic boundaries and oceanic to oceanic boundaries
divergent boundaries
volcanic eruptions
subduction
convergent boundary
Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Volcanic eruptions
Mountain building
Occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basin
Divergent Boundary
Spreading ridges
Which color would be the innercore?
yellow
orange
red
the earth on the outside
Which color would be the outercore?
Outside on the earth
red
orange
yellow
Which color would be the mantle?
Outside on the earth
red
orange
yellow
What color would be the earth's crust?
Outside on the earth.
red
orange
yellow
What part of the earth makes up less than 1% of the earth?
The crust
The mantel
The outer core
The inner core
