Atlantis

Laurasia

Pangaea

Gondwana

Wegener's evidence was based solely on ocean currents.

Wegener's evidence included the fit of continents, fossil correlations, geological similarities, and paleoclimatic data.

Wegener relied on the movement of tectonic plates exclusively.

Wegener used only satellite imagery to support his theory.

Volcanic plates and tectonic plates

Inner core plates and outer core plates

Sedimentary plates and metamorphic plates

Oceanic plates and continental plates

Oceanic plates are thinner and denser than continental plates, which are thicker and less dense.

Oceanic plates are thicker and denser than continental plates.

Continental plates are found only on land, while oceanic plates are found only in oceans.

Both oceanic and continental plates are equally thick and dense.

Rift valleys

Plateaus

Sand dunes

Mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

Divergent boundary

Transform boundary

Subduction zone

Convergent boundary

Continental drift

Subduction zone

Seafloor spreading

Plate tectonics

Tectonic plates only affect ocean currents, not seismic activity.

Tectonic plates cause earthquakes by moving and interacting at their boundaries, creating stress that is released as seismic energy.

Earthquakes are caused solely by volcanic activity, not tectonic plates.

Tectonic plates are stationary and do not cause earthquakes.

Tectonic plates create mountains through volcanic activity alone.

Tectonic plates cause mountains to form primarily through the process of convergence, where plates collide and push the Earth's crust upwards.

Tectonic plates have no impact on mountain formation.

Mountains are formed by the erosion of tectonic plates over time.