Two tectonic plates are crashing into each other and one sinks below the other to create a subduction zone. What type of plate boundary forms a subduction zone? (convergent, divergent, or transform?)
Convergent plate boundary
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What scientist came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
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What do the convection currents in the outer core produce? (Hint: it helps make compasses work)
The convection currents in the outer core are responsible for creating Earthโs magnetic field.
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What do we call the supercontinent that existed ~250 million years ago?
Pangaea
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What are the 4 layers of the Earth? Start with the outermost (surface layer) and work your way towards the center of the Earth.
Crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core
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When you wake up in the morning to check to see if itโs cloudy or rainy outside, you are checking the _______. (climate or weather?)
Weather
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The increase in global temperature is known as ________. (climate change or global warming?)
global warming
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Name the 3 types of plate boundaries.
divergent plate boundary, convergent plate boundary, and transform plate boundary
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What information does the graph tell us? Is the sea level decreasing, increasing, or staying the same over time?
The sea level is increasing over time.
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Coal, oil, and natural gas are three types of fossil fuels. We are burning these fossil fuels a lot faster than they can be made. This is an example of ________ energy. (renewable or non-renewable?)
Non-renewable energy
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Describe the greenhouse effect.
The natural process of Earthโs atmosphere trapping heat from the sun.
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Human activities are causing rapid climate change. (True/False?)
TRUE. Human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation are causing rapid climate change.