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| What branch of oceanography deals with the structure and the evolution of the sea floor and sediments? | |
| Who proposed the idea of continental drift? | |
| The genus name for the aquatic reptile that existed in overlapping regions of South America and Africa 250 million years ago? | |
| What are the three mountain ranges in North America, Africa, and Europe, respectively, that were once attached before the splitting of Pangaea? (seperate with commas) | |
| What is the current model called that discusses plate movements as a result from convection cells within the mantle? | |
| Magnetic anomalies in the sea floor are based on bands of this metal that has solidified in the sea floor and support the theory mentioned in the question above? | |
| What is the name for the temperature 'point' at which rock hardens when surfacing from the mantle onto the sea floor? | |
| Where on Earth is the current magnetic North Pole? | |
| What structures are found at zones of divergence when underwater? | |
| What structures are found at zones of convergence when underwater? | |
| Is older rock found at mid-ocean ridges or deep sea trenches? | |
| Is the terrain broad and less rugged around spreading centers that are spreading quickly or slowly? | |
| What is the name of the layer of the crust comprised of solid rock? | |
| What is the name of the lower crust and the upper mantle comprised of plastic-like material? | |
| What type of rock comprises continental plates? | |
| What type of rock comprises oceanic plates? | |
| Island arcs, such as the Aleutian Islands, are found at _____-______ convergence zones. | |
| Deep sea trenches, such as the Peru-Chile Trench, and volcanic mountains, such as the Andes, are found at _____-_____ convergence zones. | |
| Large mountain ranges, such as the Himalaya, are found at _____-_____ convergence zones. | |
| What type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates grinding horizontally past one another, such as with the San Andreas Fault system in California? | |
| The Hawaiian Islands are a classic example of what type of intraplate phenomenon, which result from magma plumes from deep within the mantle? | |
| What is the name given to the sea floor structure that resembles a flattened seamount? | |
| Who heavily researched the evolution of coral reefs while aboard the HMS Beagle? | |
| Whe wrote The Principles of Geology, which inspired the aforementioned biologist while on his trip around South America? | |
| What is the name given of the reef to one that completely surrounds a volcanic island? | |
| What is the name given to the reef that surrounds a submerging volcanic island? | |
| What is the name given to the reef that surrounds a lagoon, which formed from a completely submerged volcanic island? | |
| What is the name given to the most recent supercontinent? | |
| What is the name given to the 'top half' of the supercontinent, which contained modern day North America, Europe, and Asia? | |
| What is the name given to the 'bottom half' of the supercontinent, which contained modern day South America, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica, and India? | |
| What is the name given to the superocean that surrounded the most recent supercontinent? | |
| What is the name of the sea that began closing when the supercontinent began breaking apart? | |
| Approximately how long ago did Pangaea begin breaking apart? | |
| Approximately how long does the Wilson Cycle last? | |
| The Embryonic stage of the Wilson Cycle can be exemplified by what modern day structure? | |
| The Juvenile stage of the Wilson Cycle can be exemplified by what modern day structure? | |
| The Mature stage of the Wilson Cycle can be exemplified by what modern day structure? | |
| The Declining stage of the Wilson Cycle can be exemplified by what modern day structure? | |
| The Terminal stage of the Wilson Cycle can be exemplified by what modern day structure? | |
| The Suturing stage of the Wilson Cycle can be exemplified by what modern day structure? | |
Periodic Table 
The Nine Planets 
Digits of Pi
