Supercontinent Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...

Marine Biology, 11e (Castro) Chapter 1 The Science of Marine Biology 1) The Challenger expedition made collections of marine organisms: A) Around the world. B) In the Pacific Ocean only. C) In the Atlantic Ocean only. D) In the Mediterranean Sea only. E) In the North Sea only. Answer: A Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology Topic: The History of Marine Biology Bloom's: 01. Remember 2) The first marine laboratory in the world was established in: A) Russia. B) England. C) France. ...

Samenvatting HOOFDSTUK 9: Atlantische Oceaan - Aardwetenschappen gegeven door Prof David van Rooij

APES UNIT 4 REVIEW verified/passed Earth's spheres - correct answer lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - correct answer - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - correct answer continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - correct answer oceanic Plate tectonics theory - correct answer a model of movement of...

Building Pangaea Gizmo (2023/2024) Graded A continental drift The theory that the continents are moving very slowly. Wegener found evidence that the continents were once joined together in a giant supercontinent he called Pangaea. His theory states that, when Pangaea broke up, the continents slowly drifted to their current positions. fossil The remains, traces, or imprint of an ancient living thing preserved in rock. Fossils can be bones, shells, impressions, or even footprints. glacier A larg...

The Earth - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... Origin of Earth, Oceans, Life: • Earth: Supernova (explosion of a star-4.6 bya)- earth (nebula made of gas and dust) was formed 4.5 billion years ago. • Oceans: Volcanic expulsion, rained for thousands of years then hit by icy comets; volcanic outgassing and ice from comets • Life: 3.7 billion years ago life was created- animals have been arou...

Geosphere - Earth sphere that contains all of earths materials Hydrosphere - Earth sphere that contains all of the water on earth Atmosphere - Earth sphere that contains oxygen nitrogen CO2 and all other molecules in the air Biosphere - Earth space that contains all living things on earth Geologic Time scale - Record of geological events Pangea - Supercontinent that provides evidence for continental drift theory Continental drift - Theory that states all continents were once together as ...

hypothesis - proposed explanation for an observed phenomenon, which can be rigorously tested using the scientific method (may be regarded as a prediction) theory - supported by a number of testable statements and used as a general principle to explain a phenomenon; intended to be accurate. predictive models of the natural world Theory of Plate Tectonics - proposed explanation by Alfred Wegener of the formation of the continents first as a Pangaea supercontinent then Laurasia and Gondwanalan...

Mineral - Answer-A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence. Crystal - Answer-A substance in which the particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, repeating pattern. Atomic Number - Answer-The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Atomic Mass - Answer-The average mass of all the isotopes of an element. Isotope - Answer-Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons. Rock - Answer-A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic ma...

General Psychology Final Exam Review (Columbia College: McMahon) Questions with Correct Answers 100% Solved The idea of an "Afro-Eurasian supercontinent" makes most sense in terms of which of the following?Land and sea trade routes created interconnectedness across diverse political and economic entities. Under the "biological old regime" the main economic activity of all human societies was:agriculture Which of the following empires established control over much of the Eastern...

Earth's spheres - ANSWER lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - ANSWER - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - ANSWER continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - ANSWER oceanic Plate tectonics theory - ANSWER a model of movement of Earth's crust Convection currents exist in cells in the... - ANSWER lower m...