Continental Drift

_________
Wegener
proposed the
theory that the
crustal plates are
moving over the
mantle. This was
supported by
fossil and rock
type evidence;
also matching of
coastline shapes.
 Convection Currents

The force responsible for plate movement is __________.

Divergent boundary of two continental plates.
rift valley
Creates a __________. East African Rift
Example: _____________
Convergent boundary of two oceanic plates.
island arc and a _____.
Creates an ________ trench Example: _____
Japan
Convergent boundary of an oceanic plate and a
continental plate. Forms a _______
volcanic mountain range
trench Examples: Cascades
and a ______. Andes Mts
_______ or _______
Convergent boundary of two continental plates. Forms
a ______ Himalayas
folded mountain range. Examples: ___________,
Appalachians
Alps, ______________
Transform-fault boundary where the North American
and Pacific plates are moving ____
past each other.
San Andreas Fault in California
Example: ________________