continental driftand plate tectonics webquest- wikispaces（大陆漂移的板块构造webquest wikispaces）.docVIP

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest: Name Date Period  Part A: Continental Drift Type this web address in the address window of Internet Explorer: /subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/Contdrift.shtml a. What does the Theory of Continental Drift state? b. What is the name of the scientist that proposed the Theory of Continental Drift? c. What was Pangaea? d. What are the names of the two continents that Pangaea separated into? 1. Type the following website into the address window of Internet Explorer. /17701/high/pangaea/ It has been proven that the Earths present continents were once together as a Pangaea as seen from: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the “Piece” icon at the bottom of the page to advance one at a time, through the next few screens to answer these questions. a. How do the continental coastlines support the Theory of Continental Drift (Pangaea Theory)? b. Explain how fossil distribution supports the Theory of Continental drift. c. How do distinctive rock strata support the Theory of Continental Drift? d. How does coal distribution support the Theory of Continental Drift? Part B: Convection Current 1. Type this website into the address window of Internet Explorer: /education/vwlessons/lessons/Earths_layers/Earths_lay ers7.html 2. What are convection currents? 3. In which of Earth’s layers do convection currents happen? 4. When convection currents flow in the mantle, they also move the . Part C: Plate Tectonics Type this website into the address window of Internet Explorer: /gip/dynamic/dynamic.html Click on the “Historical Perspective” icon on this website. 1. What is a “plate” in geological terms? 2. What does the Theory of Plate Tectonics state? 3. What is the name of the theory that led to the development of the Theory of Plate Tectonics? 4. Click the back a