{"id":488,"date":"2026-05-12T19:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/?p=488"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:02:46","slug":"year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 10 Science Revision Notes \u2014 Continental Drift &amp; Plate Tectonics II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/#Pangaea\" >Pangaea<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/#Laurasia\" >Laurasia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/#Gondwana\" >Gondwana<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/#1-Matching-Coastlines\" >1. Matching Coastlines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/#2-Fossil-Evidence\" >2. Fossil Evidence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/#3-Rock-and-Mountain-Evidence\" >3. Rock and Mountain Evidence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/#4-Climate-Evidence\" >4. Climate Evidence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pangaea\"><\/span>Pangaea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pangaea was a supercontinent where all Earth\u2019s continents were joined together about 300 million years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/juBBcbz5fEl6gr7JSU8dmRtGxmZrmrzamk-8UPHQTLcrAeokYzYTb7igPLL-mLM9rxlJ_rwJJs3LGxo3MOITxSxsPpocTzyMM9F-KMVcUpV2XbRBnOo_b72_QXNe61u3T4PoNWU8BAGFvHHGA9Rr4y5Ot-UoOQjLP1noZQWP5nHCnQffQ2RNEvsK-bXpTjXy?purpose=fullsize\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/jvmhqvkYQD0BRocnVktVfETILq1-Zd-LaFDnsS3pzDO1HjmllomWEp-nUZDmYe3_3U5uCmADGHgczux6OZ7V_pRmUcOfhnl8OwQKna_3HhHFuzHc9K0oduF6G8CQSqv4lIxGA2pIOQdrj8-gz0xz4oV8nipF_1sydrjz0Qm-kCIeNdbjILphiEicYGb0vo0m?purpose=fullsize\" 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src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/T0irJWjCKjDNbXYjyFMAprCNeXH-UPYSog63yVApkVZnc73vofpOpzzMhizhAQoS-V-nULDLjLDW43O1GfQ2UzhXczRueFxoTyiGFHRkONSGCPrVx6-5DYHZJsSDf9uDMpK7dbKtNkXsvB-6CCQDlFH3qYeP8QZ2boKUqA2AGTtnQ2NJ4q_uQfzrOFReD3YS?purpose=fullsize\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breakup of Pangaea<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Pangaea later split into two large landmasses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Laurasia\"><\/span>Laurasia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Northern supercontinent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>North America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gondwana\"><\/span>Gondwana<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Southern supercontinent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antarctica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/sF-f7ntVU6ObYGdwRFWA_FAXSg9MUxkLZDCTwTWQY8Sj1pcLebDpwKGJR3L_lB3UQZf4cwFXdLjxViGW6vw5VDP3hZTghwqjw0FIRcr157Jz3TVEieywHP-SJNy5ZoM-J4pnqzCHS5ncFZN2A-QM9i4McOWomfw77ZBmyM7Yjw4GOwVNHJRoz7Sq-dtcbYHw?purpose=fullsize\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/6Pq06X_GfmpZ6Hu3E1a2if6qec8IVbMilP2Nfk0_VbO20mXEJmYGX0zqmyLO5q3ubvBSYAHJlTKnep82RUbrMJju_fc2ihc03Q4FN-_xskpi0a607xqshs_kRnLOQTJGxyvkIeFf9Gs2ax0XXdJT3uJCUEbcArpTFdFwF9_p1Xubb9Rso9hD9GfjTWtgjVln?purpose=fullsize\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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alt=\"Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/RJNoycOC-qrZ2UdmzGERGA1ZSVY-nvRcZ-9IntjPgBzRpwL_yJSlSPPRDF2-ybakN-7fKN8kYlGSRFbxPJnhe9eqV_if5Z1NI-AU_zhtPGRZYyw3gVgXTPW-7QIIDUb0Fwd1vQIknR4b9IlYXHzoxWfJrLCsymoFMRCV8nPwiRHoHzVIhiz-tLUgz4IGJl8n?purpose=fullsize\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alfred Wegener<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1912, Wegener proposed the theory of <strong>continental drift<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>continents move slowly over time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>continents were once connected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists first rejected his idea because he could not explain how continents moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evidence for Continental Drift<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Matching-Coastlines\"><\/span>1. Matching Coastlines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Continents such as Africa and South America fit together like puzzle pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Fossil-Evidence\"><\/span>2. Fossil Evidence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Same fossils found on continents now separated by oceans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mesosaurus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glossopteris<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Rock-and-Mountain-Evidence\"><\/span>3. Rock and Mountain Evidence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar rock types and mountain ranges found on different continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Climate-Evidence\"><\/span>4. Climate Evidence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Glacial evidence found in places that are now warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plate Tectonics Theory<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern theory explaining continental movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earth\u2019s crust is broken into tectonic plates that move slowly over the mantle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Layers of Earth<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Layer<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Crust<\/td><td>Thin outer layer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mantle<\/td><td>Hot semi-solid rock<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core<\/td><td>Very hot centre<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Tectonics<\/td><td>Modern theory explaining plate movement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pangaea<\/td><td>Ancient supercontinent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gondwana<\/td><td>Southern supercontinent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Laurasia<\/td><td>Northern supercontinent<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mantle Convection<\/td><td>Movement of hot mantle rock<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Subduction<\/td><td>One plate forced beneath another<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Exam Points<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Continental drift = Wegener\u2019s original theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Plate tectonics = accepted modern explanation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Australia was part of Gondwana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Evidence is important in science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\\text{Pangaea split into Laurasia and Gondwana before tectonic plates moved continents into their current positions.}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continents were once connected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence includes fossils, rocks, coastlines, and climate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tectonic plates move due to mantle convection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plate movement causes earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pangaea Pangaea was a supercontinent where all Earth\u2019s continents were joined together about 300 million years ago. Breakup of Pangaea Pangaea later split into two large landmasses: Laurasia Northern supercontinent: Gondwana Southern supercontinent: Alfred Wegener In 1912, Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift: Scientists first rejected his idea because he could not explain how &#8230; <a title=\"Year 10 Science Revision Notes \u2014 Continental Drift &amp; Plate Tectonics II\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-ii\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Year 10 Science Revision Notes \u2014 Continental Drift &amp; Plate Tectonics II\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-study"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":495,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}