Knowledge Geological Comments and techniques and skills understanding With new evidence, Analyse the evidence plate tectonic for plate tectonics theory developed [jigsaw pattern fit, fossil from continental distributions, heat flow, drift. magnetic stripes, age of the ocean floor, Global Continental drift was proposed by Positioning System Wegener (1915) (GPS) data]. Evidence for sea floor spreading was discovered by Hess (1960) Vine and Matthews (1963) J. Tuzo Wilson (1965). e. There is a range Use maps to interpret of evidence the global distributions supporting the of theory of plate present day earthquakes, tectonics and the volcanic activity and direction and rate mountain belts in the of plate context of processes at or movements. near to plate boundaries.
Knowledge and understanding Geological techniques and skills Comments With new evidence, plate tectonic theory developed from continental drift. Continental drift was proposed by Wegener (1915) Evidence for sea floor spreading was discovered by Hess (1960) Vine and Matthews (1963) J. Tuzo Wilson (1965). Analyse the evidence for plate tectonics [jigsaw pattern fit, fossil distributions, heat flow, magnetic stripes, age of the ocean floor, Global Positioning System (GPS) data]. e. There is a range of evidence supporting the theory of plate tectonics and the direction and rate of plate movements. Use maps to interpret the global distributions of present day earthquakes, volcanic activity and mountain belts in the context of processes at or near to plate boundaries.