continental drift theory

Question 1

name five pieces of evidence in the continental drift theory

Answer 1

• puzzle piece
• fossils
• mountain ranges
• ice sheets
• age of the oceanic crust

Question 2

what is puzzle piece?

Answer 2

the shape of the continents fit together like a puzzle piece

Question 3

what is fossil?

Answer 3

fossils of the same creatures were found on two continents that are very far from each other

Question 4

what is mountain range?

Answer 4

mountain ranges, which seem to be the same age and type of rock, are broken by the ocean which otherwise would fit together

Question 5

what is ice sheet?

Answer 5

ice sheets developed in areas that are tropical today and too warm for snow and ice
this suggests that the plates have moved apart and farther south

Question 6

what is age of the oceanic crust?

Answer 6

as you move away from the plate boundaries, the age of the crust is older

Question 7

what is divergent plate movement?

Answer 7

two plates move apart from each other

can cause volcanic activity

Question 8

what is convergent plate movement?

Answer 8

two plates push against each other

can cause volcanic activity

Question 9

what is transform plate movement?

Answer 9

two plates slide past each other