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Earth's InteriorEarth's Interior Convection Convection and the Mantleand the Mantle

Drifting Drifting ContinentsContinents

Sea-Floor Sea-Floor SpreadingSpreading

The Theory of The Theory of Plate Plate

TectonicsTectonics

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Continental crust consists mainly of Continental crust consists mainly of the rock ______________.the rock ______________.


Scientists who study the forces that Scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth are make and shape the planet Earth are called _____________________called _____________________


The _________________ is the part of the The _________________ is the part of the mantle that can bend like plastic.mantle that can bend like plastic.


The lithosphere includes all of the The lithosphere includes all of the _____________ and part of the mantle._____________ and part of the mantle.


Name each of the layers of the Earth’s Name each of the layers of the Earth’s interior from innermost layer to outermost interior from innermost layer to outermost layer.layer.

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In the convection current of a pan of In the convection current of a pan of soup, the cooler, denser fluid ______ soup, the cooler, denser fluid ______ to the bottom.to the bottom.


The transfer of energy through space is The transfer of energy through space is called _________________.called _________________.


Heat transfer by the movement of a Heat transfer by the movement of a heated fluid is called heated fluid is called _____________._____________.


________________ is a measure of ________________ is a measure of how much mass there is in a volume how much mass there is in a volume of a substance.of a substance.


This is a description of what sets convection This is a description of what sets convection currents into motion.currents into motion.

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This is who first proposed the theory of This is who first proposed the theory of continental drift.continental drift.


The supercontinent that began to break The supercontinent that began to break apart a long time ago is called apart a long time ago is called ___________.___________.


Fossils of tropical plants found on an Fossils of tropical plants found on an island in the Arctic Ocean are island in the Arctic Ocean are evidence for Wegener’s hypothesis of evidence for Wegener’s hypothesis of _________________._________________.


Scientists rejected Wegener’s theory Scientists rejected Wegener’s theory because he could not explain what force because he could not explain what force pushes or pulls __________________.pushes or pulls __________________.


Describe what scientists now know about Describe what scientists now know about Earth that would have answered the Earth that would have answered the scientists who rejected Wegener’s theory.scientists who rejected Wegener’s theory.

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This is the process by which oceanic This is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath trenches.crust sinks beneath trenches.


This is what erupts through the valley This is what erupts through the valley of the mid-ocean ridge.of the mid-ocean ridge.


The process that continually adds new The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is material to the ocean floor is _____________________._____________________.


As oceanic crust moves away from the As oceanic crust moves away from the ___________________, it cools and ___________________, it cools and becomes more dense.becomes more dense.


Describe the process of sea-floor spreading.Describe the process of sea-floor spreading.

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A break in Earth’s crust where rocks A break in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other is called have slipped past each other is called a ______________.a ______________.


Earth’s lithosphere is broken into Earth’s lithosphere is broken into separate sections called separate sections called __________.__________.


A _____________ boundary is a place A _____________ boundary is a place where two plates slip past each other.where two plates slip past each other.


A rift valley forms along a __________ A rift valley forms along a __________ boundary on land.boundary on land.


In our model of sea-floor spreading, describe which type of In our model of sea-floor spreading, describe which type of plate boundary was found at each of the two areas of plate boundary was found at each of the two areas of activity and tell which plate boundary was not activity and tell which plate boundary was not represented in the model.represented in the model.

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This is where the lithosphere is located This is where the lithosphere is located on a model of the Earth’s interior.on a model of the Earth’s interior.


This is the major difference between This is the major difference between the inner core and the outer core.the inner core and the outer core.


If a divergent boundary occurred on land, If a divergent boundary occurred on land, this is the name of the land form it would this is the name of the land form it would eventually create.eventually create.


These are the three different types of These are the three different types of convergent boundaries that could occur on convergent boundaries that could occur on Earth’s surface.Earth’s surface.


This is the reason the oceanic and This is the reason the oceanic and continental crusts have different densities.continental crusts have different densities.

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