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The name of the German Meteorologist that Developed the theory of Continental Drift

Alfred Wegener

The super continent that existed mya

Pangaea

These two continents seem to fit together like a puzzle

South America and Africa

Small freshwater reptile found on South America and Africa that helped support continental drift

Mesosaurus

This tropical plant was found on several continents which helped support continental drift

Glossopteris

The name of the naval officer/scientist that came up with the theory of how the continents were moving

Harry Hess

Was proven that the rocks near this point were younger than rocks farther away from this point

A ridge

This research vessel found evidence that helped support the idea that the seafloor was spreading apart

The Glomar Challenger

By studying the iron in the rocks of the ocean floor scientists found that this unusual phenomenon was happening

The Earth’s magnetic north pole is flipping periodically

Tiny oceanic plate subducting under North American plate feeding Mt. St. Helens

Juan De Fuca

The surface of the Earth is broken up into several of these.

Plates/Tectonic Plates

The Himalayas are being formed due to this type of boundary

Convergent Boundary

Huge divergent boundary located in the Atlantic Ocean

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

The San Andreas Fault line is located at this type of boundary

Transform Boundary

The area where one plates is being pushed under another plate

Subduction Zone

The molten liquid portion of the Earth’s interior

The Outer Core

Portion of the Earth that consists of the Earth’s outer crust and upper mantle

The Lithosphere

When an ocean plate and continental plate collide, this plate will subduct because it is denser

Ocean Plate

Boundary between the lower mantle and outer core

Guttenberg Discontinuity

The reason why it is so hot deep within the Earth’s mantle

Radioactive Elements

When rocks fracture or break, this is formed

A Fault

This type of forces squeezes Rocks together

Compression

At a strike-slip fault the force acting on the rock is a ____________force

Shear

The San Andreas fault line is an example of this fault

A strike-slip fault

Area where one plate is subducting under another plate is called an oceanic__________.

Trench

Formed when two ocean plates collide

Trench and Volcanic Islands

Wegener believed the continents were moving apart because of this

Spinning of Earth on its axis

Mt. St. Helens was formed due to this type of boundary

Convergent Boundary

At a divergent boundary, magma rises to the surface because of

Change in pressure

This scientist said the continents are plowing through the ocean floors

Alfred Wegener

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Convection currents within the Earth’s mantle

The leading theory behind why the plates are moving Final Jeopardy