Social Studies Flashcards
1
Q
What is the structure of the earth?
A
Crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core
2
Q
What is Pangea?
A
A super continent
3
Q
What is the continental drift?
A
When all the continents where joint together
4
Q
How was the theory of the continental drift made?
A
From scientists using the information on plate tectonics
5
Q
How do tectonic plates move?
A
By the convection currents in the mantle
6
Q
What is physical weathering?
A
When weather physically forces the rocks to break
7
Q
What is chemical weathering?
A
Dissolving of changing the chemical makeup of rock material
8
Q
What is erosion?
A
The breakdown of rocks through movement the surface of the earth
9
Q
What is the landform cycle?
A
Uplift, weathering, erosion, transportation. deposition
