History Physical Form Theories People to Know Features of the Layers
100
What year did the National Museum of Natural History in France create a teaching position designated specifically for geology?
1741
100
How did Mesopotamian culture view the physical form of planet Earth?
As a flat disk afloat in the ocean.
100
Who proposed the theory about the Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegner
100
The cooled and hardened part of the Earth is called?
The Crust
200
In what year did the theory of the Continental Drift derive?
1912
200
What was the Persians speculation about the physical form of Earth?
It was a seven-layered ziggurat/ cosmic
200
Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
200
The liquid layer of Earth is called?
The Outer Core
300
In what year was the "elastic rebound theory" developed?
1910
300
How did the Chinese view the physical form of Earth?
It was a four-sided cube.
300
Who proposed the "elastic rebound theory"?
Harry Fielding Ried
300
This layer of Earth makes up 84 percent of Earth's Volume
Upper Mantle
400
In what year was Hailey's Comet discovered?
1692
400
What was the name of the single landmass of the continents?
Pangea
400
Who was Charles Darwin recruited by to study the coastal land of South America?
Captain FitzRoy of HMS Beagle
400
The layer of earth that is solid?
The inner core
500
When did " On the Origin of Species" publish theory of evolution by natural selection?
1859
500
Name the Layers of Earth in order?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
500
Who discovered that there was a solid inner core?
Inge Lehmann
500
What layer of Earth does temperatures reach over 4000c?
The Lower Mantle






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