Earth's Tectonic Plates and Vocab

A statement based on limited evidence that can be tested is a

Theory of continents drifting from a single land mass:

A break in Earth's crust where rocks have moved is called a

Rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge pull apart, allowing molten rock to rise and form new seafloor.

Requirements for a successful engineering solution are called

A well-established group of ideas/models supported by evidence to explain various phenomena is called

Theory that lithosphere consists of rigid tectonic plates moving on Earth's surface.

Collision of tectonic plates forces denser plate under less dense plate.

300 years for acceptance of the theory of a single large land mass.

Wegener noted that the North American Appalachian mountains share age, type, and rock layer sequences with: