Early geologist believed that the continents and the oceans had fixed geographical positions. (TRUE OR FALSE)

Composed of the crust, mantle and core; and distinguished based on composition. (COMPOSITIONAL LAYERS, MECHANICAL LAYERS )

CLARENCE EDWARD DUTTON further explained the contracting Earth concept and proposed the term “ISOSTACY” which states that wherever equilibrium exists in the Earth’s surface, equal mass must underlie equal surface areas. (TRUE or FALSE)

According to RAISIN THEORY, the earth is likened to a grape that contracted into a raisin due to cooling process that occurred after the Big Bang 13.77 B years ago. (TRUE or FALSE)

Identical fossils of organisms were discovered on different continents suggesting that a land was probably present in the past. (TRUE OR FALSE)

The continental Drift Hypothesis was subjected to criticism because the idea failed to explain the driving forces necessary for the “drift “ to occur. (TRUE OR FALSE)

Certain continents share common geological features, such as mountain ranges, rock types, minerals and resources. (TRUE OR FALSE)

What are the 7 major plates?

ABRAHAM ORTELIUS suggested that America was originally connected to Europe and Africa and that the projecting parts of 2 continents would fit the recesses of America. (TRUE OR FALSE)

Consist of lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, and inner core. Distinguished based on rock strength and rigidity. (COMPOSITIONAL LAYERS, MECHANICAL LAYERS )

States that the Earth”s outermost layer is fragmented on large and small plates that are moving on another while riding atop a hotter and more mobile material known as the _____________.

The supercontinent broke apart because of various forces, which formed the separate continents we know today. (TRUE OR FALSE)

Lithosphere lies over a weaker region in the upper mantle. (TRUE OR FALSE)