Stemscopes (4) Plate Tectonics

Patterns of magnetic stripes along boundaries of tectonic plates

Mountains or hills made by hot rocks and gases moving to Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth

_____ is evidence that volcanic activity occurs at plate boundaries.

A sudden release of energy under Earth’s surface that makes the ground shake or crack

Wagener believed that the continents were once part of a large supercontinent called

_______, a German scientist and explorer, discussed the idea of continental drift

A deep valley at the bottom of the ocean

A large, continuous land mass

Earth is divided into three basic layers:

Three distinct boundaries of tectonic plates exist,