Alfred Wegener
who found Continental drift
alfred weneger
_______________ in the asthenosphere drives plate motion
Convection current
where do most earthquakes occur at?
plate boundaries.
What is the hottest layer on Earth?
inner cone
who is alfred weneger
professor and scientist
The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that continents slowly drifted to their current location
Continental Drift
what do diverngent boundaries do?
they move away from each other.
What is the First Layer of Earth?
The Crust
who came up with continental drift
alfred wegener
The name of a supercontinent that literally means "all land"
Pangaea
what do convergent boundaries do?
they move towards each other.
What is the farthest layer humans have dug to?
the Crust
what year was Alfred Weneger born
1880
How did Hawaii form?
Hotspot
what do transform plate boundaries do?
they move past each other.
What are the main elements in the Outer Core?
iron and silicon
where was alfred born
berlin germany
A crack in the Earth's crust associated with earthquakes and plate movement
Fault
how are mountains formed?
when two continents collide at convergent plate boundaries.
the ______________ floats on the athenosphere
Lithosphere