The Ancient Mesosaurus
Where have Mesosaurus Fossils been found?
South America and Africa
How does Bob Dziak study plat boundaries?
He listens to them
Who was the German scientist who first argued that continents on Earth had moved over a long period of time?
Alfred Wegener
This inner layer of the earth is made of soft, solid rock.
What is the mantle?
Middle Lizard
What is the deepest place in the ocean known as?
Challenger Deep
Plate movement cause which two geological events?
Earthquakes and volcanic activity
What was the large supercontinent called?
Pangea
This outer layer of the earth is made of hard, solid rock.
What is the crust?
About how long ago did the Mesosaurus live?
about 300 million years ago
What causes earthquakes?
motion of plates
Wegner discovered the edges of the continents fit together like what?
Puzzle pieces
Plate motion can cause these events, which can range from 1-9 on the Richter scale.
What are earthquakes?
Where did the Mesosaurus spend most of its life?
on the water close to land
The Mariana Trench lies on which kind of boundary?
Convergent Boundary
Similar ______ were found on different continents.
(Fill in the Blank)
Fossils
These landforms happen at divergent boundaries under the water.
What are mid-ocean ridges?
Did the Mesosaurus have lungs or gills
Lungs
What do scientists call smaller earthquakes?
foreshocks
True or False: Scientists enthusiastically accepted Wegener's claims?
False
This landform occurs when an oceanic plate pushes against another oceanic plate or a continental plate.
What is a trench?