Continental drift

What does the “magnetic striping” of the sea floor indicate about Earth?

Hawaii is considered a geologic hot spot because

The PROCESS by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench is called

If the continents were once joined together, rocks and mountain ranges on the margins of each__

Which statement does NOT summarize one of the lines of evidence used by Alfred Wegener?

Where is new oceanic crust created?

According to the arrangement of Gondwana, where are Mesosaurus fossils located?

What direction would this plate move?

Plate Tectonics Theory states that

Why is continental crust so old compared to oceanic crust?

What observation did Wegener make that led him to develop the theory of continental drift?

How did the discovery of ridges convince the scientific community to accept Wegener’s ideas?

The volcanoes were formed over a mantle plume. Which is true of their ages?

In the process of seafloor spreading,where does molten material rise from the mantle and erupt?

What could this map best predict?

A tectonic plate is made of what layer of earth?

This photo is a glacier scar from Ohio. Which of Wegener's evidence does it belong to?

What is the primary force that drives the movement of the plates?

Where will geologists expect the next island in the chain to form?

What is the main idea Wegner proposed with Continental Drift?

If letter “A” rocks oriented toward todays’ magnetic north pole, What is rock B?

Which additional piece of evidence does Plate Tectonics have that Continental Drift did not?

Early studies of the ocean floor helped develop the theory of plate tectonics because_________

What is the cause of the volcanoes in Yellowstone and Hawaii?

Ocean floor plates are _______ than continental plates.