ISP 203B- EXAM 1 Questions With Solutions
Why is Bangladesh so prone to flooding? sediment erosion from the Himalayas
Characteristics of Continental Crust 40 to 70 KM thick
mostly granite
more buoyant, less dense
Characteristics of Oceanic Crust less than 5 km thick
mostly basalt
less buoya...
Why is Bangladesh so prone to flooding? sediment erosion from the Himalayas
Characteristics of Continental Crust 40 to 70 KM thick
mostly granite
more buoyant, less dense
Characteristics of Oceanic Crust less than 5 km thick
mostly basalt
less buoyant, more dense
mantle middle chemical layer of Earth, made mostly of iron and magnesium
Core innermost chemical layer of Earth made mostly of iron and nickel
Lithosphere outermost physical layer (stiff and rigid) that makes up continental curst,
oceanic crust, and the lithospheric mantle
, ISP 203B- EXAM 1 Questions With Solutions
Asthenosphere layer below the lithosphere that has slow, ductile movements that allow
plates to move
Continental Drift Theory tectonic plates caused the continents to move
Wegener's 4 Pieces of Evidence for Continental Drift 1. continents look like they once fit
together
2. fossil correlation (EXAMPLE: the mesosaurus reptile found in both South America and Africa
3. Rock and mountain correlation (geological phenomena matching across the Atlantic_
4. Paleoclimate Data (evidence of glaciers during the Paleozoic era in South America, India, and
Australia
Plate Tectonics Theory Earth's outer layer is broken into many plates that interact along
their boundaries
Sea-Floor Spreading process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from
the mantle rises between plates and then spreads out
Evidence of Sea-Floor Spreading 1. Paleomagnestim showing rocks have moved.
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