Duplicate of Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics

What occurs at diverging boundaries?

oceanic crust are denser and heavier because they have

Subduction creates

New material is added to plates at

Australia is located on which plate?

Which land mass did Australia separate from most recently according to scientists?

There are two types of crust

magnetic striping suggests that

the plates are believed to move due to

What occurs at converging boundaries?

The continents may have once been combined in one super-continent called

Which of the following is not evidence for plate tectonic theory

The Earth's crust is broken into pieces called

the convection current which moves that plates is believed to occur in the

Subduction zones in the ocean cause

The diagram shows which type of plate movement

The theory of 'continental drift' was proposed by

Scientists believe that Australia's flora and fauna are unique because

The theory of plate tectonics suggests that the continents separated by

Evidence for continental drift includes

Which is true for this diagram?

the addition of new material at ocean ridges causes

The theory of continental drift was proposed in