Plate Tectonics

Question 1

Definition of a Plate Tectonic

Answer 1

Plate tectonic is a theory and it tells us that the earth is made up of plates and there are moving

Question 2

Defentition of a Continental Drift

Answer 2

Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis stated that the continents had once been joined to form a single supercontinent

Question 3

Definition of a lithosphere

Answer 3

Earth’s outer layer - a cool rigid layer, 15km to 300km thick, that includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. It is divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates

Question 4

Definition of a Pangea

Answer 4

Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It formed approximately 300 million years ago and began to break apart after about 100 million years