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What type of plate boundary is this?
What type of plate boundary is this?
Transform
What type of plate boundary is this?
Convergent
What type of plate boundary is this?
Divergent
Which evidence for continental drift is based on the apparent puzzle piece fit of continental coastlines?
Fit of the continents
According to the theory, continents drifted from Pangaea to their present positions over __________ of years.
Millions
These mantle currents are called __________ currents.
Convection
The movement of tectonic plates is driven by currents in which Earth layer?
Mantle
Convection currents form because hot material rises and cool material sinks due to differences in what two properties?
Temperature; Density
At transform boundaries, tectonic plates slide __________ one another horizontally.
Past
At convergent boundaries, tectonic plates move __________ each other.
Towards
At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates move __________ each other.
Away from
Transform boundaries are also known as __________ boundaries.
Conservative
Convergent boundaries are also known as __________ boundaries.
Destructive
Divergent boundaries are also known as __________ boundaries.
Constructive
List the three main types of plate boundaries.
Divergent; Convergent; Transform
How many main types of plate boundaries are there?
Three
The place where tectonic plates interact is called a __________.
Plate boundary
The word plastic is defined as __________.
Easily shaped or moulded
The softer, plastic layer beneath the lithosphere on which plates float is the __________.
Asthenosphere
The rigid outer layer composed of crust and upper mantle is called the __________.
Lithosphere
How was Wegener's theory of continental drift initially was met by the scientific community.
With scepticism
Which category of evidence for continental drift uses glacial deposits found in now tropical locations?
Palaeoclimatic evidence
Which category of evidence for continental drift involves matching geological formations on separate continents?
Rock formations evidence
Name a fossil that provided evidence for continental drift.
Mesosaurus; Glossopteris; Cynognathus; Lystrosaurus
Which two continents fit together like puzzle pieces, supporting continental drift?
South America and Africa
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart?
Pangaea
What nationality was Alfred Wegener?
German
In what year did Alfred Wegener first publish his theory of continental drift?
1912
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
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