Types of Plate Boundaries
which plate boundary moves away from each other?
Divergent boundary
where are most contenetal-oceanic plate boundaries found?
on the coast
what occurs when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?
Trench
what about South America and Africa made Wegner belive they were once together
they fit together like puzzle pieces.
Which plate boundary collides with each other
convergent
Where are most divergent plate boundaries found?
Mid-oceanic ridges
How are mountains made?
what was it about the types of rocks found on different sides of the Atlantic Ocean? That made Wegner think that they were once together.
geological evidence
Which plate boundary slides past each other
Transform boundary
where are most continental-continental convergent plate boundaries found?
Mountain Ranges
How do plate boundaries affect humans?
they can cause natural disasters
what was it about fossils that made Wegner think they were once together?
He found the same land fossils that couldn't cross the ocean.
What two types of boundaries make a trench
oceanic-oceanic and continental-oeanic
Where would you find a subduction zone?
off the coast/ in the ocean
What can transform plate boundaries cause
earthquakes
what type of climate evidence did Wegner to show continental drift
glacier deposits and cold beds.
Which plate boundary is the San Andres fault
transform boundary
what size is coltons shoes?
12
What is a short term effect of plates moving
Earth quakes and Volcanoes
Why did nobody believe Alfred Wagner?
There wasn't enough evidence and at the time this was such a trivial topic.