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
Fossil plant that supports Continental Drift
Glossopteris
What can plate tectonics cause?
Earthquakes
What is the longest continuous mountain chain on earth?
Mid- ocean (Mid-Atlantic) Ridge
What is the plate in Europe called
European Plates
The alignment of iron minerals in rocks
Magnetic Field
True or false, Tectonic plates are always moving
True
How many years ago did Pangea exist?
250 Million
Name the 3 types of plate boundaries
convergent, divergent, transform
What is the plate in Antarctica called
Antarctic Plate
The underwater mountain chain
mid-ocean ridge
The presence of what supports continental drift?
Fossils
Rocks
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
The driving force behind plate tectonics
Convection
T/F plate tectonics move meters per year
False
Millions of years ago Antarctica was believed to have what type of climate
Mild
Temperate
Rainy
Who first suggested the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
East African Rift is an example of
Continental Rift
Plate Tectonic Movements are generated by the movement of what?
Convection currents in the mantle
When one plate is forced under another?
Subduction Zone