The Dynamic Earth · Earth & Space

Plate Tectonics

Exploring the theory of continental drift and the movement of tectonic plates.

Key Questions

  1. 1What evidence supports the idea that continents were once joined?
  2. 2How does convection in the mantle drive plate movement?
  3. 3What would the Earth look like in another 100 million years?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Earth and Space Systems - Grade 7
Grade: Grade 8
Subject: Science
Unit: The Dynamic Earth
Period: Earth & Space

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