History
This person noticed that the continents fit together like pieces of a puzzle.
Alfred Wegener
Which two continents provide the most clear evidence that they may have fit together well along their coasts?
Africa and South America
Large pieces of solid rock called _________ float on top of molten rock.
Plates
Where two plates are pushed into each other, this force occurs.
Compression
The distance between home plate and first base on an MLB field.
90 feet
His theory that the continents have moved from a single land mass to their current locations became known as...
Continental Drift
_________ found across oceans belonged to the same species, suggesting that when they were living, they did so in a single area.
Fossils
Molten rock is also known as _________.
Magma
Where one plate rubs past another, this force occurs.
Shear
The most famous species of dinosaur featured in the film "Jurassic Park", Tyrannosaurus Rex, actually existed during the ___________ period.
Cretaceous
The age and type of ________ found in South American mountains matches those found in Africa.
Rocks
What was found "under the waves" that suggested that some sort of internal force had to have caused them?
Mountains
As tracked the motion of the plates, we discovered that Africa and South America are slowly moving _____ ____ each other. (2 words)
away from
A deep crack in the Earth's crust is called a _________.
Fault
He was the longest serving President.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Before we ever made it down there, scientists believed the ocean floor was ______.
Flat
Once ridges were found on the sea floor, geologists concluded that rock closest to the ridge was ________ than those found further away.
younger/newer
Where one plate is pushed under another, a _______ forms.
Trench
Where one plate is pushed passed another, one plate may move up while the other moves down. What type of mountain can this create?
Fault-Block Mountain
He painted the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo Di Vinci
What was Alfred Wegener's profession?
Geologist
Will the continents ever touch again?
Yes
Near where one plate is pushed under another, this dangerous landform may form.
Volcano
In areas where two plates are pushed into each other, this type of mountain can form.
Folded Mountains
A standard deck of playing cards features this many cards in each suit.
13