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• This theory describes how the crust and upper
mantle are broken into sections called plates.
– It is the driving force in Geology.
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• This is the theory that describes how the
continents are gradually moving across the
earth.
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Alfred Wegener noticed that these
Two continents looked like they once fit
together?
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Name the Supercontinent below?
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Before Pangea, name the two super
continents circled below?
• Which is not an evidence of continental drift?
A.) The Shapes Match.
B.) Same fossils found on different continents.
C.) Different rock structures on different continents.
D.) Fossils of Trees and Animals in Antarctica.
E.) Magnetic layers in sea floor spreading.
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• One way scientist can learn about the interior of
the earth is by studying these two waves?
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• Which of the waves below is a P-Wave?
A
B
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This formed when gravity pulled the
heaviest elements toward the middle of
the Earth?
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• Name A, B, and C.
C
B
A
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The Inner Core is made mostly of these two
elements?
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The Mantle is made of these chemical
elements?
A.) Solid Iron and Nickel
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B.) Liquid Iron and Nickel
C.) Magnesium Silicates, Iron, and Calcium
D.) Lead, Fluorine, and Potassium
E.) Nobody knows
This is created because of the Earth’s dense
metal core?
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• Please create your own definitions for the
following words based on the picture.
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A
• Convection
• Conduction
B
• Radiation
C
B
A
C
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• This current is when warm magma rises toward
the crust.
– It is the driving process in plate tectonics.
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• Which colored arrows are incorrect based on
the convection current patterns and plate
movements below?
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• What type of plate boundary is shown below.
– A.) Subduction Zone
– B.) Divergent Ocean Boundary
– C.) Convergent Continental Boundary
– D.) Divergent Continental Boundary
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Name A, B, C, D, E in the picture below.
D= _________ Boundary
A=______
crust
E
B
C = _____crust
• The picture below represents which type of
plate boundary?
• What is the general name for this geologically
active area that circles the Pacific Ocean?
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• This theory describes how the crust and upper
mantle are broken into sections called plates.
– It is the driving force in Geology.
– Answer: Plate Tectonics
1
• This is the theory that describes how the
continents are gradually moving across the
earth. Answer: Continental Drift
2
Alfred Wegener noticed that these
Two continents looked like they once fit
together? South America and Africa
3
Name the Supercontinent below?
4
Before Pangea, Name the two Super
Continents circled below?
Laurasia
Gondwana
• Which is not an evidence of continental drift?
A.) The Shapes Match. and the answer is…
B.) Same fossils found on different continents.
C.) Different rock structures on different continents.
D.) Fossils of Trees and Animals in Antarctica.
E.) Magnetic layers in sea floor spreading.
6
• One way scientist can learn about the interior of
the earth is by studying these two waves?
7
• Which of the waves below is a P-Wave?
A
B
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This formed when gravity pulled the
heaviest elements toward the middle of
the Earth?
9
• Name A, B, and C.
10
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The Inner Core is made mostly of these two
elements?
11
The Mantle is made of these chemical
elements? Answer is…
A.) Solid Iron and Nickel
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B.) Liquid Iron and Nickel
C.) Magnesium Silicates, Iron, and Calcium
D.) Lead, Fluorine, and Potassium
E.) Nobody knows
This is created because of the Earth’s dense
metal core?
13
• Please create your own definitions for the
following words based on the picture.
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• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
B
A
C
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• This current is when warm magma rises toward
the crust. Convection Currents
– It is the driving process in plate tectonics.
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• Answer! The purple arrows should be
diverging instead of converging.
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• What type of plate boundary is shown below.
– A.) Subduction Zone answer is…
– B.) Divergent Ocean Boundary
– C.) Convergent Continental Boundary
– D.) Divergent Continental Boundary
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Please name A, B, C, D, E in the picture below.
D= Subduction Zone
Continental Crust A
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Trench
E
Ocean Crust
Lithosphere
B
C
• The picture below represents which type of
plate boundary?
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• What is the general name for this geologically
active area that circles the Pacific Ocean?
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