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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...

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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 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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