History of Plate Tectonics

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Plate tectonics theory wasnt accepted because no one could adequately answer what question?

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In the late sixteenth century, ______________ noted that by carefully considering the coastlines of the atlantic ocean, it appeared that the Americans had been torn away from Europe and Africa.

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Who proposed a "sinking of the land between continents" ?

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What year was the theory of "sinking" put forth?

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_______________ proposed the contienents were together at one point because of found fossil records

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In __________ Lord Kelvin help conduct Bathymetric surveys unvieling an extensive sumbarine moutain range.

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Match the scientist to their discoveries

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Continental drift was supported by rock types, geological structures, and fossils.

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Alfred Wegeners hypothesis was that the plates moved because of

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Who proposed mantle convection?

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Who had her work stolen on the expansion of rift valleys?

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Who confirmed this expansion of the rifts using magnetic striping?

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Gravity affects the plates by

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Why were the oceans not hospitable?

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The mantle was just too hot, that why we had a supercontinent early in Earths history.

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Why are old rocks hard to find?

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1.8 Billion years ago, the supercontinent was called __________ and began the Boring Billion

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History of Plate Tectonics

Plate tectonics theory wasnt accepted because no one could adequately answer what question?

In the late sixteenth century, ______________ noted that by carefully considering the coastlines of the atlantic ocean, it appeared that the Americans had been torn away from Europe and Africa.

Who proposed a "sinking of the land between continents" ?

What year was the theory of "sinking" put forth?

_______________ proposed the contienents were together at one point because of found fossil records

In __________ Lord Kelvin help conduct Bathymetric surveys unvieling an extensive sumbarine moutain range.

Match the scientist to their discoveries

Continental drift was supported by rock types, geological structures, and fossils.

Alfred Wegeners hypothesis was that the plates moved because of

Who proposed mantle convection?

Who had her work stolen on the expansion of rift valleys?

Who confirmed this expansion of the rifts using magnetic striping?

Gravity affects the plates by

Why were the oceans not hospitable?

The mantle was just too hot, that why we had a supercontinent early in Earths history.

Why are old rocks hard to find?

1.8 Billion years ago, the supercontinent was called __________ and began the Boring Billion

Plate tectonics theory wasnt accepted because no one could adequately answer what question?

In the late sixteenth century, ______________ noted that by carefully considering the coastlines of the atlantic ocean, it appeared that the Americans had been torn away from Europe and Africa.

Who proposed a "sinking of the land between continents" ?

What year was the theory of "sinking" put forth?

_______________ proposed the contienents were together at one point because of found fossil records

In __________ Lord Kelvin help conduct Bathymetric surveys unvieling an extensive sumbarine moutain range.

Match the scientist to their discoveries

Continental drift was supported by rock types, geological structures, and fossils.

Alfred Wegeners hypothesis was that the plates moved because of

Who proposed mantle convection?

Who had her work stolen on the expansion of rift valleys?

Who confirmed this expansion of the rifts using magnetic striping?

Gravity affects the plates by

Why were the oceans not hospitable?

The mantle was just too hot, that why we had a supercontinent early in Earths history.

Why are old rocks hard to find?

1.8 Billion years ago, the supercontinent was called __________ and began the Boring Billion

What other planets have our type of plate tectonics?