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What is the name of the supercontinent that translates to "all lands"?
Pangaea
What is the name of the scientist who is responsible for the theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is the idea that the world's land masses are slowly moving over time called?
Continental Drift
What kind of scientist was Alfred Wegener?
Meteorologist
How many pieces of key evidence did Wegener have to support his claim?
4
Which 2 continents did Wegener notice "fit together like pieces of a puzzle"?
South America and Africa
Which continent has evidence of past glaciers, that supports climate evidence?
Africa
What was the biggest reason Wegener's theory of continental drift was not believed?
He couldn't explain HOW the continents moved.
What was the name of the geologist known for the theory of Plate Tectonics?
Harry Hess
How many main layers does the Earth have?
4
What is the name of the long mountain range on the seafloor formed by eruptions through Earth's crust?
Mid-ocean ridge
True or False: At the mid-ocean ridge, new rocks form at the ridge pushing old rock away.
True
What are the currents that move plates underneath the Earth's crust (in the asthenosphere)?
convection currents
What do you call the process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor?
Sea floor spreading
What is it called when a plate sinks into Earth's mantle?
subduction
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
divergent, convergent and transform
