Plate Tectonics

Question 1

What supports the theory of plate tectonics?

Answer 1

1. Seafloor spreading (we can see continents moving apart)
2. Fossil records
3. Shifting plates (that causes earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building)

Question 2

What are the three different fault types (types of movement of plates)

Answer 2

1. Convergent
2. Divergent
3. Transform

Question 3

What is Convergent type of plate movement?

Answer 3

plates push together, get mountain building, pushing upward.

Question 4

What is Divergent type of moving plates (fault types)?

Answer 4

plates pulling apart, happens on sea floor often.

Question 5

What is “transform” type of plate movement?

Answer 5

plates sliding past each other.

Question 6

What factor would cause more harmful plate movement/waves to the earth? (Not increasing the movement, but increase the damage done?)

Answer 6

If you have hard ground, plate movement passes through easier- but soft ground there is more damage done from waves (earthquake)
soft materials- it jars up and down more. along the shore line it takes more damage, softer ground.