Vocabulary
Draw a model of Transform Boundaries.
Plates sliding past each other
Converging between which two types of plates often create new mountains?
Continental with continental
Who argued that the continents are moving over time?
Alfred Wegener
What is the Mid Atlantic ridge?
The middle of the Atlantic ocean which is responsible for seafloor spreading.
Draw oceanic crust vs. continental crust (convergent boundaries)
teacher will determine
Converging between which two types of crust often creates subduction zones (one plate going under another plate)?
Oceanic and continental
How are continents that fit together like puzzle pieces evidence of plate tectonics.
It makes sense that they were together as one piece of land then broke apart.
two plates that slide next to each other.
transform
The theory that explains how Earth's surface is broken into moving pieces is called
Plate Tectonic Theory
Draw a model of the process that causes Mount Everest to grow.
teacher will determine
Explain how tectonic plate movement helped form Mt. Everest.
When two plates pushed into each other, the land was forced upward, creating the Himalayan Mountains and Mt. Everest.
How is similar fossil types found between continents evidence of plate tectonics?
The species that made the fossil most likely lived together at one point then the land moved later on.
The slow breaking down of rock into smaller pieces is called
Weathering
Draw a model of the mid Atlantic ridge (divergent boundaries).
teacher will determine.
What does the presence of marine fossils on Mt. Everest tell scientists about what the area was like millions of years ago?
The presence of marine fossils tells scientists that the area was once covered by an ocean millions of years ago. Marine organisms like crinoids lived there, and their remains were buried in sediment and eventually became fossils.
How are similar rock types found between continents evidence of plate tectonics?
The rock most likely formed together then separated to different continents.
The movement of weathered rock and sediment from one place to another is called
Erosion
Draw a model representing erosion rate and uplift.
teacher will determine
How are fossils able to be discovered on Mount Everest?
Fossils are able to be discovered through weathering and erosion.
How is rock that is the same age on both sides of a ridge but gradually gets older evidence of plate tectonics?
It shows magma is coming from the ridge and hardening into new rock over time.