Plate Tectonics

2. Tectonic Plates move past each other, not touching at this boundaryContinentalDrift This theory is a part of the overall Plate Tectonic theory and helps to explain why Paleontologists have discovered the same dinosaur fossils on different continents
4. Recognized as the most important Paleontologist in history and known as the "Father of Paleontology"
7. Scientist who studies ancient life and environments by studying fossils
10. Layer of the earth that contains magma
11. In the mantle, cooler magma _____ and is more dense
14. The theory of ________________ is that the earth’s outermost layer called the lithosphere is divided into large, moving plates that interact with each other, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges, and other geological features along their boundaries
15. Tectonic Plate boundaries move away from each other
16. Theory that Earth had a supercontinent landmass millions of years ago when all the continents were joined together

1. Tectonic Plate boundaries move towards each other
3. Fossils of ocean/marine life have been found on top of mountains because the mountains were probably once under __________
5. At transform boundaries, crust is not created or destroyed, but grinding action can cause "earth shaking" events known as ______
6. The preserved remains of a plant or animal from the past
8. Tuskegee Airman regarded as The 1st African American Paleontologist and 1st African American Curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in 1980
9. Earth's most dense layer made mostly of liquid iron and nickel
12. Paleontologist studying a rock face with multiple layers of fossils will find the oldest layer at the ________
13. In the mantle, warmer magma _____ and is less dense