Unit 4 Plate Tectonics and Weathering | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Plate Tectonics, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Fossils.

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How do fossils give evidence that the continents are drifting apart?

Same species of dinosaur on 2 different continents AND plant fossils in Antarctica

What does this picture represent?

Mid-Ocean Ridge

The rocks closest to the ridge are _________ compared to the rocks farther away.

Newer/Younger

The rocks farthest away from the ridge are _________ than the rocks closest to the ridge.

Older

What is A?

Crust

What is B?

Mantle

What is C?

Outer Core

What is D made of?

Solid iron and nickle

Ella throws a rock into the ground. The rock breaks into tiny pieces. Scientifically, what did Ella do?

Physically weathered the rock.

What is ice wedging?

water fills the cracks in a rock, the water freezes, and breaks the rock.

What is reverse Erosion?

Putting sediment back from where it came.

Which part of a hurricane will erode away the beach?

Rain, waves, storm surge, wind.

Describe the Mantle and it's state of matter.

It is the thickest layer and the state of matter is Plasticity.

What is the Lithosphere?

Includes the crust and the top of the mantle. Made of giant tectonic plates

Which layer of Earth is directly below the lithosphere?

Asthenosphere

__________ is broken up into giant moving plates.

Lithosphere