Monday, January 19, 2015

Continental Drift and Seafloor spreading

Continental drift/Seafloor Spreading.

Continental drift-Explain it.

Continental Drift is how the continents drifted to their current spot. Pangea was what they called the continents before they were split apart.

Identify 4 evidences the helped prove the continents where moving and explain each one.

1. Glacial Striations- glacial striations are where the glaciers slide across the rocks and made a mark

2. Mountain Ranges- there are minerals that have the same age and type of rock in one part of the world then there are the same type and age in a  different part of the world

3. Puzzle- part of central american and part of Africa could fit together like a puzzle piece

4. Fossils- the messasaures was found in Europe and there was another messasaures found in central america
well done!


Seafloor Spreading-Explain it.

Seafloor spreading is magma that is forced upward and flows from the cracks and then becomes solid and turns in to the seafloor.

Identify 2 evidences that helped prove the sea floor was growing and explain each one.

1. Age- close to the cracks where the lava comes up the seafloor is younger and farther from the crack where the lava comes out the age of the seafloor is older

2. Magnetic Reversals- the change of direction when new seafloor is made. Very Good


3 comments:

  1. I liked how you explained continental drift.

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  2. I think it is really good. I liked that instead of pangea you used the word puzzle. It was very descriptive.

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  3. I liked how you describe continental drift

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