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Question | Answer |
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The evidence that was found after Wegner was dead that proved his theory was correct was_______. | Sea Floor Spreading |
What was not used as evidence to support Wegner's theory of continental drift? | the existence of convection currents |
Wegener's continental drift theory suggest that about 180 million years ago, Pangaea gradually broke into two big pieces that were called______. | Ganwanna and Laurasia |
The ancient continent that contained all the landmasses is called______. | Pangaea |
Why was Wegener's theory of continental drift not accepted at first? | He couldn't prove there was a force strong enough to move continents |
The solid, dense center of our planet is called the_____. | Inner core |
The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move on top is called the ______. | asthenosphere |
The outermost, ridged layer of the Earth is called the_______ | lithosphere |
Earth's oceanic crust is______ than the continental crust. | thinner but denser |
Which of the following makes up most of the Earth's mass? | mantle |