Duplicate of Unit 7A: Plate Tectonics (Chapter 9)

Which of the following is not a clue Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift?

What are formed when two continental plates collide.

What is the only liquid layer of the Earth called?

The ancient super continent composed of land that forms todays continents

Active volcanoes are most likely to form at ____.

Earthquakes are most commonly found along

The ____ is example of a transform boundary

Convection currents are located in which part of the Earth's interior?

The process of new oceanic crust forming at a mid ocean ridge while old crust moves away

He stated that the Earth appeared as if it was once connected had drifted apart over time. 

The theory that states continents separated because they are in slow,constant motion is 

The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking in the Mantle is a

Happens when two plates slide past one another

Wegener noticed that which two continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle?

The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking in the Mantle is a

Boundary when two plates separate

Happens when two plates collide

The theory that earth's surface is made of lithospheric plates that move

The mountain ranges formed by divergent plates spreading

Which part of the Earth is responsible for its magnetic fields?

The rigid plates composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle are called the ...

Trenches are most likely formed at