t. trimpe 2006 htp://sciencespot.net. don’t forget... contestants
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T. Trimpe 2006 htp://sciencespot.netT. Trimpe 2006 htp://sciencespot.net
Don’t Forget...
Contestants
Although they give answers in the form of
questions on the TV show, you do not need to do this.
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Plate Tectonics
Sea-Floor Spreading
Weather & Erosion
Contour Maps
Vocabulary
A divergent boundary is where the plates move
______________ from each other.
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Away
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A plate boundary where the plates move together or crust is destroyed as one
plate dives under is called a(n) ________________
boundary.
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Convergent
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Plate boundaries that slide against each other often
form faults are called a(n) _________ boundary.
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Transform
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When two continental plates collide or converge
_____________ are formed.
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Mountains
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What causes the plates motion and where does
this happen?
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Convection currents in the upper mantle cause the
plates to move.
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The process in which molten material adds new oceanic
crust to the sea floor.
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Sea-floor spreading
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What are the two types of crust?
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Oceanic
and
Continental
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Which crust is the most dense?
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Oceanic
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What occurs when continental and ocean crust collide? (what is the process
called?)
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Subduction
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What are the three ways plates interact?
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Transform,
Divergent,
Convergent
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What are the remains of once living organisms
called?
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Fossils
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A person who studies fossils is a….
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Paleontologist
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The name of the single land mass that broke
apart 225 million years ago into what is now
our continents.
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Pangaea
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The large pieces that the Earth’s lithosphere
is broken into are called…
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Plates
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A break or crack in the earths lithosphere along which rocks
move is a….
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Fault
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The cycle which has caused the continents
to change shape is what cycle?
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W-W-W Weathering
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What are the three steps in the weathering
cycle?
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Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
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The process by which water, wind, ice or
gravity moves fragments of rock and
soil is….
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Erosion
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Give an entire example of the weathering cycle.
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Many possible answers…
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What were the last two continents to break
apart?
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South America
And
Africa
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What do contour maps tell us about landforms?
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Their Elevation
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When lines are really close together, what
does it mean?
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The area is steep.
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What color are highways on a contour
map?
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Red
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On this map what
can the highest
elevation be?
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What is the
contour interval on the map?
10
How much do you want to risk?
How much do you want to risk?
Who theorized the idea of plate tectonic?
Alfred Wegener
Which team won?