Wegeners’s Claim Wegener thought the edges of the continents looked as though they could fit together like the pieces of a puzzle. Wegener hypothesized (claim) that they actually had all fit together at one time to form a single continent that later broke apart. He called the continent Pangaea because the word means “all land”.

Evidence for Continental Drift Climate clues Fossil clues Rock clues

Answer: Evidence for the theory include: 1) identical fossils and rock types found on different continents, 2) the spreading of the ocean floor, and 3) the shapes of the continental coastlines that fit together.

What are tectonic plates, and how do they move *What are tectonic plates, and how do they move? *How do tectonic plate movements cause various processes? *How do the three primary types of plate boundaries produce different landforms? *How are the rock cycle and plate tectonics related?

IN-How do tectonic plate movements cause various natural processes? Feb 23rd IN-How do tectonic plate movements cause various natural processes? OUT- How do the three primary types of plate boundaries produce different landforms?

IN- What is illustrated by the rock cycle? Feb 26th OUT- Explain one way that the rock cycle can illustrate the principle of conservation of matter.

Feb 27th IN- What will happen if a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate? OUT- What will happen if a continental plate collides with a continental plate?

What scientific evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

FEB 28th IN- What kind of boundary forms the Mid-Atlantic Ridge? OUT- Which plate is covering most of two continents? What two continents?

IN- Based on what you looked at yesterday, are tectonic plate boundaries located near the edges or in the center of continents? OUT- What natural processes occur because of plate tectonic movements? MARCH 1ST

IN- Why is magma forced toward Earth’s surface? March 2nd OUT- Explain why volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of Earth’s moving plates.