MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions

MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions Theory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - ANSWER-African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, Nazca, and Indian. What are the two main sources of tectonic plate motion? - ANSWER-gravity and friction