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Plate Tectonics Review Quiz
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1
The mid ocean ridge is which type of boundary?
irregular
divergent
convergent
transform
2
Why was Alfred Wegener's theory originally rejected by his scientific peers?
They already knew the continents could not move.
His theory didn't make any sense.
He couldn't explain how the continents moved.
He had no evidence.
3
What tool was used to map the ocean floor starting in World War II?
underwater cameras
vision
sonar
echolocation
4
Which events occur at plate boundaries?
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Mountain Building
All of These
5
Where does subduction occur?
Deep Ocean Trenches
Mid Ocean RIdges
Mountains
Canyons
6
What scientist developed the theory of Catastrophic Plate Tectonics?
Alfred Wegener
John Baumgardner
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
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A convergent boundary is where the plates are
sliding past each other
moving apart
colliding together
8
The continents are moving away from each other as magma rises from mid-ocean ridges. This is...
sea floor spreading
sea floor rising
underwater volcanos
changing sea floor
9
According to Wegener, the Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called
Pangaea
Eurasia
Indo-Australia
Pacifica
10
A divergent boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
sliding past each other
colliding together
11
What is the correct order of the layers of the Earth starting from where we are on the surface?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
12
The San Andreas fault in California is which type of boundary?
divergent
transform
convergent
irregular
13
Mountain ranges form at which type of boundary?
irregular
convergent
divergent
transform
14
A transform boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
colliding together
sliding past each other
15
According to catastrophic plate tectonics, the fast movement of plates during flood is called
slippery subduction
runaway subduction
convection
plate subduction
16
Plate tectonics can also be the direct cause of forming
mountains
rivers
lakes
oceans
17
A string of islands formed along a plate boundary is called
island plate
atoll
chain
island arc
18
Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
mantle
core
crust
19
Who was the scientist that developed the theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
John Baumgardner
Albert Einstein
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Where does molten material rise from the mantle during sea floor spreading?
earthquakes
Mid ocean ridges
Deep Ocean Trenches
faults
