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Earth Science - Chapter 10 Holt McDougal Earth Science Plate Tectonics
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The supercontinent began breaking up during which Era?
Phanerozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Phantozoic
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A single landmass is called a
conglomerate
landmass
continent
supercontinent
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The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere.
lithosphere
mesosphere
atmosphere
asthenosphere
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The boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
transverse boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
upwards boundary
5
The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses is called:
The Theory of Plate Drift
The Continental Theory of Driftmatism
The theory of Plate Tectonics
The Theory of Continental Drift
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The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
upwards boundary
transverse boundary
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What fossil was found to support the theory of plate tectonics in W. Africa & E. South America?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Pterodactyl
Mesosaurus
Bronchiosarus
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The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
upwards boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transverse boundary
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The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere (plates) move & change shape
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Plate Tectonics
Sea-Floor Spreading
Paleomagnetism
10
The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock.
Paleoelectrolosis
Earth Magnetism
Electromagnetism
Paleomagnetism
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The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth's surface.
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Continental Drift
Sea-Floor Spreading
Paleomagnetism
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The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
asthenosphere
lithosphere
geosphere
magnetosphere
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The theory of continental drift was first proposed by German scientist:
Alfred Wegener
Alfred Einsten
Albert Einstein
Hans Westgardt
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A long, undersea mountain chain that has a steep, narrow valley at its center.
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Undersea Volcanoes
Plate Tectonics
Hawaii
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The formation of the Andes Mountain Range is also evidence of:
The Gravitational Theory
The Theory of Continental Drift
The Theory of Motion
Newton's Laws of Motion
