Plate Tectonics Quiz Practice | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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tectonics, boundaries, layers

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What layer is A?

crust

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What layer is B?

mantle

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What layer is C?

outer core

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What layer is D?

inner core

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This layer is the thickest layer

mantle

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What happens to the temperature and pressure as you go through the layers towards the inner core?

Temperature and pressure increase

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This layer is a solid ball of metal

inner core

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This layer is the outermost layer, very thin, and we stand on it

crust

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This layer is made of molten (liquid) metal

outer core

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This layer is made up of hot, melted rocks

mantle

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What was Wegener's hypothesis?

continents use to form Pangaea

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What evidence did Wegener use to support his hypothesis?

fossils and mountains

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What is Pangaea?

a supercontinent from a millions of years ago

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What do the tectonic plates float on top of?

mantle

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What kind of boundary does sea-floor spreading create?

divergent

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What happens to the mantle during sea-floor spreading?

material rises up along mid-ocean ridges

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