PLATE TECTONICS

REVIEW

Plate tectonics are apart of our planet Earth. What type of scientist would most likely study them & the

effects of them?

GEOLOGIST!

Which of the following does not explain the theory of continental drift?

A. The continents can support life

B. Fossils of the same animals are found on different continents

C. The continents are shaped to fit like a puzzle

What causes earthquakes?

Slipping/Sliding of plates

Who developed the theory of Continental Drift?

Alfred Wegener

Alfred Wegener’s theory of Continental Drift best supports what other theory

about the continents?

Pangaea

Plate tectonic movement is measured using what unit of measurement?

Centimeters

Why would you not build a house along a fault line?

Earthquake damage