Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Evidence of Plate Tectonics

Seafloor Spreading

Today we will create a model to represent a seafloor that is expanding as new rock is being pushed up from the mantle.

If you missed class watch this video: Seafloor Spreading
Answer the questions on the back of the activity sheet.

Fossils, and Glaciers 
Glaciers once covered areas that today are very warmThese large sheets of ice carved out the landscape on these continents.


Fossils of prehistoric plants and animals  have been found on continents that today are separated by oceans.