WebQuest - Continental Drift

Task 2:

Visit the following websites to find out more detail about each of the following. Answer the questions (best to write in full sentences) on a sheet of paper.

site 1 site 2

1. How fast do the plates move?

2. What is the source of heat for the convection currents that move the plates? Come to think of it, what is a convection current?

3. What happens at the edges of the plates?

4. Who and when first suggested continental drift?

5. Write down two pieces of evidence that supported his idea of continental drift.

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