Magma that erupts out of volcanoes comes from.....

Subduction means.....

The process that causes the tectonic plates to move is called.....

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

It is used by scientists to describe the movement of the lithosphere.

A meteorologist who proposed that millions of years ago the continents of the Earth were once joined as a whole landmass.

Pangaea means ...

It states that Earth’s outermost layer is fragmented into dozen or more large and small solid plates or slabs called lithospheric plates which are constantly in motion.

Two kinds of plates

These plates are much thicker, much less dense, and older than other plates.

The younger plates, these plates are located underneath the oceans.

Which of the following is/are NOT included in the seven major plates?

The cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking is called _________.

Mantle Convection Theory was proposed by this scientist.

This theory states that gravity and the plates themselves are the ones responsible for the plate tectonics through the subduction process.

It is the study of the history of life on Earth based on fossils.

________ are the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes and rivers.

A French scientist proposed used identical plant fossils found in coal beds of Europe and the US to support his idea that all continents were once connected.

It is the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages.