Plate Tectonics

Along a divergent boundary, two plates slip past each other,moving in opposite directions.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by

Using data from seismic waves, geologists learned that Earth’sinterior is made up of several

 The transfer of energy through empty space is called

 Earth’s mantle is

Wegener's evidence from landforms, fossils, and climate supported his theory of shrinking Earth

What process continually adds new crust along the ocean floor?

Which evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

 According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift

Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by

 If subduction occurs faster than oceanic crust can be created, an ocean will expand

The formation of volcanoes and mountain ranges can be explained by the theory of

A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

What forms when continental plates pull apart at a divergent boundary on land?