Fun Facts
Present polarity of earth
normal polarity
Where are plate tectonics located?
Everywhere
Two types of crust
continental and oceanic crust
Proponent of Wilson Cycle
John Tuzo Wilson
How many tectonic plate boundaries are there in Australia?
0
3 types of plate boundaries
convergent, divergent, transform
Plate in Antarctica
Antarctic Plate
layer of earth that is being studied
crust
Iceland was formed by which type of plate boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
How many major plate tectonics are there?
7
Evidence of tectonic plate theory
Fossil Evidence
Climate change evidence
puzzle piece continents
Rock formations are the same
Plate in Eastern Europe
Eurasion Plate
Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth's lithosphere has a higher strength than the underlying...
asthenosphere
T/F plate tectonics move metres per year
False
The spreading zone in Iceland between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates
THINGVELLIR
Who first suggested the theory of plate tectonics?
Alfred Wegener
Plate Tectonic Movements are generated by the movement of what?
Convection currents in the mantle
What causes plates to move?
convection current
A freshwater reptile whose fossil record was found in South America and Africa
Mesosaurus