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The Earth's Crust

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  • Look at the map of Earthquake activity what patterns do you see?
    The Earthquakes are happening where the plates meet
  • What causes mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes to form?
    Shifting or moving of plates
  • Name one way mountains are formed
    Mountains are formed by moving plates, plates pushing together, lava coming up and hardening, magma forms dome mountains
  • Use the key to name which fossil is the oldest. How do you know?
    The Trilobite is the oldest because the bottom layer is the oldest layer of the Earth's Crust
  • Name a landform that can be found both on the ocean floor and in New York State
    plains, plateaus, mountains, canyons, valleys, hills
  • True or False: Volcanoes cause Earthquakes
    False
  • When does a mountain become a volcano?
    When the magma pushes up through a crack in the crust and comes out of the middle of the mountain and turns into lava
  • What claim can be made about the continents based on this visual?
    The continents were once connected OR the continents slowly moved apart over time
  • Are mountains formed quickly or slowly?
    Slowly
  • Explain what this picture shows
    Pangea
  • Name the 4 layers of Earth
    Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core