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8th grade ES
continental drift and plate tectonics
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alfred Wegener | A German geologist: introduce idea of continental drift and continental rift |
| Plate tectonics | theory of the earth's lithosphere is composed of a number of plates that change shape and position over time |
| Pangea | Ancient land mass also known as supercontinent |
| Landforms & rock layer evidence | matching landforms & layers of rock that are very similar on different continents |
| Continental fit evidence | South America and Africa fit together like a puzzle |
| Fossil evidence | remains of dead organisms |
| Plate boundary | the place where 2 tectonic plates meet |
| Glacial evidence | marks on bedrock beneath the till: provides evidence of glaciers |
| Continental drift | hypothesis of the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present location |
| Mid-ocean ridge | underwater chain of mountains: located at divergent boundaries: seafloor spreading is occuring |
| Rif |