Continental Drift
What is the name of the supercontinent?
Pangea
How many major plates are there?
15
What is a fold?
Bends in the rock layers
What is the definition of rifting?
Splitting of plates or rocks
What is Mr. Krabs first name?
Eugene
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Which direction does divergent boundaries move?
Away from one another
What is a rock strain?
When there is change in the rock volume
What is the definition of isostacy?
when the asthenosphere and lithosphere are balanced
Who was the first vice president?
John Adams
Who helped prove the theory of continental drift?
Harry Hess
Which direction does convergent boundaries move?
Collide or collision into one another
What is it called when the asthenosphere and lithosphere are balanced?
Isostasy
What is the definition of terrane?
Distinct fault structure
What are the two major ingredients in BBQ sauce?
Ketchup and Brown Sugar
What are three peices of evidence for continetal drift?
Which direction does transform boundaries move?
Parallel to eachother
What are the three types of faults?
Slip strike, reverse, and normal
What is the definition of paleomagnetism?
What movie is this quote from: "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." ?
Dirty Dancing
What are the names of the two lands pangea broke into during continental drift?
Laurasia and Gondwanaland
What is a reason that plates move?
What are all the types of rock stress?
Compresssion, tension, shear
What is the definition of panthalassa?
The ocean at the time of the supercontinent
What is the captial of Canada?
Ottawa