| Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift |
1. Know who and in what year was the Theory of Continental Drift purposed.
2. Be able to listed and Explain the three supporting pieces of evidence for Continental Drift.
3. Be able to explain the problem that Continental Drift Theory could not overcome.
4. Define The Theory of Plate Tectonics.
5. Illustrate and Explain Divergents.
6. Illustrate and Explain Subduction "Convergent."
7. (Gifted Science Only!) Be able to draw, label and explain three types of Convergents.
8. ( Gifted Science Only!) Be able to locate seven major plates.
9. From a diagram presented in class explain Seafloor Spreading.
10. (Gifted Science Only!) Be able to Describe Magnetic Reversals on the Sea Floor and what do they prove.
11. Understand how Convection Cells in the Upper Mantle help Plate Tectonics Work.
12. Be Familiar with vocabulary associated with Plate Tectonics such as Sea Floor Spreading, Trench, Faults ect...