The Path to Pangaea

Who was Alfred Wegener?

• A German Meteorologist

• Discovered the Plate Tectonics Theory

• Discovered Continental Drift Theory

• Named the one big continent Panagea

There are ______ continents

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 5

Plate Tectonic theory is based on Continental Drift Theory.

• True

• False

Tectonic Plates move in _____ different ways.

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 7

When plates are moving towards each other, this is called:

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Volcanic

When the plates are sliding along one another in opposite directions:

• Transformation

• Volcanic

• Convergent

• Divergent

When plates are moving away from each other.

• Convergent

• Volcanic

• Divergent

• Transform

Volcanoes and Mountains are formed from

• Divergent Plate Boundaries

• Transform Boundaries

• Volcanic Boundaries

• Convergent Boundaries

The Ring of Fire is in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Hills

Transform plate boundaries cause _______

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Hills