University:
Missouri State University
Course:
GLG 110 | Principles of Geology
Academic year:

2021
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Warm Up Questions Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: ___________ List the layers of the Earth starting from the outside and going towards the center. Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ Which layer of the Earth is plastic (semi-liquid that flows)? Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ If Scientists cannot get to the mantle and core, how do they know about them? Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ What information was Alfred Wegener missing that was needed to support his continental drift theory? Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ What were the 2 pieces of evidence that finally proved Continental Drift & Sea Floor Spreading? Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ In science, what is a theory? Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ Why does magma in the mantle rise to the crust at the mid-ocean ridge? Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Questions Today’s Date: _______ The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a _______ boundary Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ During oceanic–oceanic convergence, the __________ crust subducts Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: Plate Tectonics Warm-up Question Today’s Date: _______ Give an example of Hot Spot islands Your guess/answer at the start of class: The correct answer: