Science

The first scientist to put forth the theory of Continental Drift

• Christopher Columbus

• Harry Hess

• Charles Darwin
• Alfred Wegener

What is the best description of Pangaea

• The current day positions of all continents on Earth

• Another name for the moon

• The original supercontinent on Earth

• Where the dinosaurs lived

Select all the options that could be used as scientific evidence for the theory that modern day continents used to be all one land mass

• Size of the oceans

• Identical fossils found on different continents

• Coast lines that match up similar to puzzle pieces

• earthquakes

• Landforms that match up between continents

Select the true statements about continents and tectonic plates

• Tectonic plates are packed together too close to move

• scientists think that tides and winds move continents

• Scientists think that convection currents are responsible for the movement of tectonic plates

• Earthquakes happen most frequently along plate boundaries

• Tectonic plates slowly move, slowly moving continents in various directions

Find the description for the type of tectonic plate movement

Convergent

• Plates move toward eachother

• plates pull away from eachother

• plates push back and forth against eachother

Whta's the description for this type of tectonic plate movement:

Divergent

• Plates move toward eachother

• plates pull away from eachother

• plates push back and forth against eachother

Find the description for this type of tectonic plate movement

Transform

• Plates move toward eachother

• plates pull away from eachother

• plates push back and forth against eachother