Rock Cycling and Plate Tectonics

Front

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

Back

Alfred Wegener

Front

What type of fossils were noticed by Wegener to be found on two different continents?

Back

Plants and animals

Front

What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

Back

convection currents.

Front

When plates collide we get ________.

Back

mountain ranges

Front

Associated with transform boundaries.

Back

earthquakes

Front

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

Back

Convergent

Front

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

Back

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Front

Subduction means.....

Back

one plate goes under another plate

Front

Tectonic plates “float” on

Back

the asthenosphere

Front

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

Back

lithosphere