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What year did the National Museum of Natural History in France create a teaching position designated specifically for geology?
1741
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How did Mesopotamian culture view the physical form of planet Earth?
As a flat disk afloat in the ocean.
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Who proposed the theory about the Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegner
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The cooled and hardened part of the Earth is called?
The Crust
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In what year did the theory of the Continental Drift derive?
1912
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What was the Persians speculation about the physical form of Earth?
It was a seven-layered ziggurat/ cosmic
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Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
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The liquid layer of Earth is called?
The Outer Core
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In what year was the "elastic rebound theory" developed?
1910
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How did the Chinese view the physical form of Earth?
It was a four-sided cube.
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Who proposed the "elastic rebound theory"?
Harry Fielding Ried
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This layer of Earth makes up 84 percent of Earth's Volume
Upper Mantle
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In what year was Hailey's Comet discovered?
1692
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What was the name of the single landmass of the continents?
Pangea
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Who was Charles Darwin recruited by to study the coastal land of South America?
Captain FitzRoy of HMS Beagle
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The layer of earth that is solid?
The inner core
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When did " On the Origin of Species" publish theory of evolution by natural selection?
1859
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Name the Layers of Earth in order?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
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Who discovered that there was a solid inner core?
Inge Lehmann
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What layer of Earth does temperatures reach over 4000c?
The Lower Mantle
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