1. Warm Up Questions
Plate Tectonics

2. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
Today’s Date: ___________
List the layers of the Earth starting from the outside and going towards the center.
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3. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
Today’s Date: _______
Which layer of the Earth is plastic (semi-liquid that flows)?
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4. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
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If Scientists cannot get to the mantle and core, how do they know about them?
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5. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
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What information was Alfred Wegener missing that was needed to support his continental drift theory?
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6. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
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What were the 2 pieces of evidence that finally proved Continental Drift & Sea Floor Spreading?
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7. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
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In science, what is a theory?
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8. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
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Why does magma in the mantle rise to the crust at the mid-ocean ridge?
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9. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Questions
Today’s Date: _______
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a _______ boundary

10. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
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During oceanic–oceanic convergence, the __________ crust subducts
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11. Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question
Today’s Date: _______
Give an example of Hot Spot islands
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