Under Earth's surface
This is the name of the Ancient Lizard that we studied in this unit
Mesosaurus
Earth's plates move on top of soft solid Rock called this
The Mantle
This is a supercontinent that existed approximately 335 million years ago.
Pangea
volcanoes and Earthquakes usually occur here
Plate boundaries
Mesosaurus lived existed these many years ago
300 Million years
Everything under Earth's surface is made of this
Hard Solid Rock
plates that move towards each other while one is destroyed happens during this
Convergent
What Geologist use to track plate movements
GPS
Vegetation, snow, oceans, rivers, and grass are all part of this
Earth's surface
Currently, The continents of South America and Africa Are this far apart
(*Hint must use measurement and unit of measurement)
4000 km
What the inside of something looks like
Cross-Section
hot material come up from the mantle adding soft solid rock to the edge of plates during this
Divergent
Name of German Geologist who discovered the Supercontinent
Alfred Wegner
The shaking of Earth’s surface caused by sudden plate movement.
Earthquake
The African and South American plates moved at this rate per year
(measurement and unit)
3 cm
Ther line where 2 Plates meet
Plate boundary
This key evidence that was given to us in an Email by Dr Moraga, was the biggest clue to finding that the South American and African plate was a divergent boundary
Mid-Ocean Ridge
The reason why the book is entitled "The continental Puzzle"
Because all continents edges fit together like puzzle pieces.
Name of Plate boundary that slides past each other
Transform boundary
Mesosaurs has been extinct for how long?
260 million years
Another Name for The Earth's Outer layer
The Earth's Crust
This is another name for when tectonic plate goes underneath another
subduction
The name of the this Theory was presented by the German Geologist and stated that continents were once part of a supercontinent and then slowly moved away from each other 100s of millions of years
The continental drift
A long, deep valley on the ocean floor caused by subduction.
a trench
to find the time of how long it took for the South American And African plates move you calculate this
Divide the distance by the rate