Dynamic Earth- the Story of Plate Tectonics

Question # 00571704 Posted By: dr.tony Updated on: 08/05/2017 07:43 AM Due on: 08/05/2017
Subject Geology Topic General Geology Tutorials:
Question
Dot Image
  1. Go the This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics website. Begin reading from the Preface all the way through to the Endnotes.
  2. Go to the Geology: Plate Tectonics website. Read the two pages: The History Behind Plate Tectonics and The Mechanisms Driving Plate Tectonics. Watch the animated images.
  3. Answer each of the following questions with a three-sentence response:Describe the theory of continental drift, include who proposed the theory and when.
  4. What scientific evidence was used to support the theory of continental drift? Identify and explain at least two types of evidence.
  5. Described the problems with the theory of continental drift?
  6. What proposed explanations overcame the problem of how the continents moved?
  7. How does the presence of ocean ridges and trenches support the theory that the continentals move?
  8. How does sea floor spreading support the theory that continentals move?
  9. How was sea floor spreading tested as a hypothesis?
  10. How does the fossil record support the theory of plate tectonics?
  11. How does the distribution and pattern of earthquakes support the theory?
  12. explain original, basic summary of the theory of plate tectonics.
Dot Image
Tutorials for this Question
  1. Tutorial # 00569402 Posted By: dr.tony Posted on: 08/05/2017 07:44 AM
    Puchased By: 2
    Tutorial Preview
    The solution of Dynamic Earth- the Story of Plate Tectonics...
    Attachments
    Dynamic_Earth-_the_Story_of_Plate_Tectonics.ZIP (18.96 KB)

Great! We have found the solution of this question!

Whatsapp Lisa