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Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

  • Crust (correct)
  • Inner Core
  • Mantle
  • Outer Core
  • What are the two types of crust called?

  • Oceanic and Inner Core
  • Continental and Oceanic (correct)
  • Inner Core and Mantle
  • Mantle and Outer Core
  • What causes earth's magnetism?

  • Spinning of the inner core and outer core (correct)
  • Movement of the tectonic plates
  • Seismic waves from earthquakes
  • Convection currents in the mantle
  • What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?

    <p>Pangea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do we call the movement of the Earth's plates?

    <p>Continental drift</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who came up with the theory of continental drift?

    <p>Alfred Wegener</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How fast do tectonic plates move in a year?

    <p>About 10 cm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do scientists study to know what's inside the Earth?

    <p>Seismic waves from earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the Earth have different layers?

    <p>Each layer is made up of different elements with different densities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary is formed when two continental crusts collide?

    <p>Convergent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is created when two oceanic crusts collide?

    <p>Trenches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?

    <p>Volcanoes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of plate boundary creates mid-ocean ridges?

    <p>Divergent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is created by transform plate boundaries?

    <p>Earthquakes and possible tsunamis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary is formed when two tectonic plates divide or pull away from each other?

    <p>Divergent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of plate boundary is formed when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

    <p>Transform</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When two continental crusts collide, what is created?

    <p>Mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When two oceanic crusts collide, what is created?

    <p>Trenches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust, what is created?

    <p>Volcanoes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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