Continents
Alfred Wegener proposed that this continent was once made of all the continents joined together.
What is Pangaea?
This is the process that causes Earth's crust to spread
What is Seafloor Spreading?
The theory that Earth's surface is made of plates that move with respect to each other.
What is Plate Tectonics?
This Geologist created the Continental Drift hypothesis
Who is Alfred Wegener?
How Tall is Mr. Garrett?
What is 6 foot 2 inches
This supercontinent split off from Pangaea and resided in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is Gondwana?
This feature is home to the oldest crust on the seafloor
What is a Trench?
This earth shaking event occurs when tectonic plates collide
What is an Earthquake?
This type of map is used to show the depth of the seafloor
What is a topographic map?
This animal is known as Mr. Garrett's favorite pet
What is a cat?
The ocean where the mid-Atlantic Trench is located
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This geologic feature on the seafloor forms new crust
What is a Mid-Ocean Ridge?
The grooves left behind from this icy feature can be found on land with a warm climate, proving the continents move.
What is a Glacier?
This scientist mapped out the ocean floor, leading to the discovery of features like the mid-ocean ridge.
Who is Marie Tharp?
This is Mr. Garrett's favorite hobby
This supercontinent appeared in the Northern Hemisphere after Pangaea split into two.
What is Laurasia?
This trench is the deepest landform on earth
What is the Mariana Trench?
Name 3 geologic events caused by tectonic activity.
This technology is used to map out the seafloor
what is Echosounder/Sonar?
This is Mr. Garrett's favorite sport to play
This continent used to be connected to Africa like a perfect puzzle piece.
What is South America?
This geologic feature is where old crust is destroyed
What is a trench?
The name of the tectonic plate we currently live on.
What is the North American Plate?
This technology is used to predict geologic events before they happen by tracking plate movement.
What is dGPS/GPS?
Mr. Garrett's favorite class is
What is "all of them"