Print Worksheet 1. Which of the following is likely to happen at a boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate? The continental plate will float over the oceanic plate because it is less dense and more buoyant. The oceanic plate will float over the continental plate because i...
Theory of Plate Tectonics All of the evidence supports scientist belief that the continents move. Why? Through a collection of data scientist have pieced together the Theory of Plate Tectonics. Scientist believe that the earth’s surface is broken in to many different sized plates that move. What...
GEOLOGY Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics 10.2 The Theory of Plate Tectonics. J. Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian scientist. Plate Tectonics. ► Tectonics : bending and breaking of the lithosphere ► Plate tectonic theory explains volcanism, seismic activity, continental movement, 12.2 Features of Plate ...