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Earth 2

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    Thermal Energy/Earth Layers/Plate Tectonics
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  • Why is little Susie's marshmallow getting hot even though it's not touching the fire? (Conduction? Convection? or Radiation?)
    Radiation
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  • Which layer of the egg would represent the Mantle and Why? A. The Shell because it's the outermost layer B. The Egg White because it's the layer beneath the crust C. The Yolk because it's the solid center
    B. The Egg White because it's the layer beneath the crust
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  • Which layer of the egg would represent the Core and Why? A. The Shell because it's the outermost layer B. The Egg White because it's the layer beneath the crust C. The Yolk because it's the centermost layer
    C. The Yolk because it's the centermost layer
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  • Which plate does letter A represent?
    Eurasian Plate
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  • Which plate does letter B represent?
    The Pacific Plate
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  • Which plate does letter C represent?
    South American Plate
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  • Which plate does letter D represent?
    The Indo-Australian plate
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  • Which plate does letter E represent?
    The African plate
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  • Which plate does letter F represent?
    The North American plate
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  • Which plate does letter G represent?
    The Antarctic plate
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  • What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
    The convection currents in the asthenosphere
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  • What are the two most common elements in the Earth's Crust?
    Oxygen and Silicon
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  • Two convergent continental (land) plates that move towards each other will create what type of landform (geologic event)?
    Mountains
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  • What type of thermal energy causes warm air to rise and cool air to sink?
    Convection
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  • If given three densities: | 5.7 | 3.0 | 13.0 | which one would represent the Earth's crust?
    3.0 (least dense layer)
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  • If given three densities: | 5.7 | 3.0 | 13.0 | which one would represent the Earth's core?
    13.0 (densest layer)
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