Name: ___________________________________ Unit 3 Study Guide on Layers of the Earth, Continental Drift, & Plate Tectonics Test is on Thursday, Dec. 14. – 1 The of the Earth made up of the rocks basalt and granite 2 List the layers of the earth starting at the surface and moving towards the center 3 Describe Earth’s mantle 4 Describe Earth’s inner core 5 Where do convection currents flow in Earth’s layers? 6 List the composition of the crust, mantle, outer core, and Crust – inner core. Mantle – Outer Core - Inner Core - 7 What happens to temperature, pressure, and density as depth beneath Earth’s surface increases? 8 How is heat transferred beneath Earth’s surface? 9 What will happen to convection currents beneath Earth’s surface if the core cools? 10 Describe what Wegener’s Continental Drift theory says about the plate motion. 11 What is Pangaea? 12 The asthenosphere is part of which of Earth’s layers? What about the lithosphere? 13 List three types of evidence that Wegener used to support 1. his theory. 2. 3. 14 Why was Wegener’s theory rejected by most people? 15 Describe the process that causes the Earth’s plates to move. 16 What is the name of the theory that states all continents where once joined together but have since drifted to their present positions? 17 What is the process that describes how Earth’s plates are in constant motion? 18 What is most likely to occur at a convergent boundary? 19 What is most likely to occur at a divergent boundary? 20 What is most likely to at a transform boundary? 21 What is the name of the process where new oceanic crust is formed? Describe.
Name: ___________________________________ Unit 3 Study Guide on Layers of the Earth, Continental Drift, & Plate Tectonics – Test is on Thursday, Dec. 14. 1 The of the Earth made up of the rocks basalt and granite 2 List the layers of the earth starting at the surface and moving towards the center 3 Describe Earth’s mantle 4 Describe Earth’s inner core 5 Where do convection currents flow in Earth’s layers? 6 List the composition of the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. Crust – Mantle – Outer Core - Inner Core - 7 What happens to temperature, pressure, and density as depth beneath Earth’s surface increases? 8 How is heat transferred beneath Earth’s surface? 9 What will happen to convection currents beneath Earth’s surface if the core cools? 10 Describe what Wegener’s Continental Drift theory says about the plate motion. 11 What is Pangaea? 12 The asthenosphere is part of which of Earth’s layers? What about the lithosphere? 13 List three types of evidence that Wegener used to support his theory. 1. 2. 3. 14 Why was Wegener’s theory rejected by most people? 15 Describe the process that causes the Earth’s plates to move. 16 What is the name of the theory that states all continents where once joined together but have since drifted to their present positions? 17 What is the process that describes how Earth’s plates are in constant motion? 18 What is most likely to occur at a convergent boundary? 19 What is most likely to occur at a divergent boundary? 20 What is most likely to at a transform boundary? 21 What is the name of the process where new oceanic crust is formed? Describe.
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