Facts
What causes earthquakes?
Plate movement
When one plate moves under the other and sinks into the mantle, what does it form?
A trench or volcano.
a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
Earthquake
Meosaurus means_____________
Mesosaurus means “middle lizard,” and these creatures were ancient lizards that looked a bit like small crocodiles, with narrow heads and long tails.
What is my Birthday month?
THIS MONTH!!!
Which plate boundary forms a mid-ocean ridge?
Divergent plate boundary.
Which plates can volcanoes occur at?
Convergent and Divergent plate boundaries.
How do plates move?
The solid rocks begins to shift.
What was the land like underneath where the Mesosaurus fossils were found?
Hard, solid rock.
When is my birthday?
March 12
Seafloor spreading (trench) occurs at which plate boundary?
Convergent plate boundary.
What does plate motion cause?
earthquakes.
The diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
Cross section
At which two continents did scientists find the Mesosaurus fossils?
Africa and South America.
How old will I be on my birthday?
29
Volcanoes occur at which plate boundaries?
Convergent and Divergent plate boundaries
What type of plate boundary slides past each other?
convergent plate boundary.
What is it called where most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
Ring of Fire.
Since the Mesosaurus fossils were found 4,000 kilometers apart. What plate boundary most likely separated these animals?
Divergent plate boundary.
How many children do I want
2 and a possible