mountains
can be formed when two continental plates collide
Earthquakes occur at this type of boundary most often
What is transform
The continental & oceanic plates occur here
What is the lithosphere
Happens in the Asthenosphere
What is the place convection current takes place in
Motion of convergent boundary
plates move together
Pacific Plate
What is the biggest plate in the world
Boundary type where motion is away from one another
What is divergent
Basalt
What is what type of rock are oceanic plates made of
Granite and basalt
What is the rock that makes up the continental plates
slab pull and ridge push
Occurs at a subduction zone
1915
What is the year the theory of plate tectonics was discussed?
Scientist who made major contributions to the theory of plate tectonics
Who is Did Alfred Wegner
Same fossils on different continents
What is an example of evidence of the theory of plate tectonics?
Alfred Wegner
What is the first person to state the theory of continental drift