Fun Facts
Name the two types of earth's crust
continental and oceanic
What is the plate in Africa called
African Plate
a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
Plate Tectonics
Where are tectonic plates located
All around the world
What can Transform Boundaries cause?
Earthquakes
This famous island chain was formed by a hot spot.
Hawaii
What is the plate in Australia called
Australian Plate
True or false, Tectonic plates are always moving
True
What can Convergent Boundaries cause?
Mountains, Volcanoes, and Trenches.
Name the 3 types of plate boundaries
convergent, divergent, transform
What is the plate in Antarctica called
Antarctic Plate
What is the Law of Superposition?
This law states that older rocks will be at the bottom layer, and younger rocks at the top layer.
What can Divergent Boundaries cause?
Mid-Ocean Ridges and Rift Valleys.
Name 2 pieces of evidence that scientists use to justify the plate tectonic theory
Fossil similarities between continents
Matching rock formations across continents
Climate evidence of past glacier activity
What is the plate in Eastern Europe called
Eurasion Plate
At what plate boundary does Subduction occur?
Convergent Boundary
T/F plate tectonics move metres per year
False
Define a Hot Spot
A location where hot magma rises from deep within the mantle, forming volcanoes in the middle of a plate.
Who first suggested the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is the plate in America called
North American Plate
Plate Tectonic Movements are generated by the movement of what?
Convection currents in the mantle
If a fossil is found in a lower rock layer, it is _____ than fossils above it.
Older
How many major plate tectonics are there?
7