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review of plate tectonics
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Our land was once one huge continent called
Panthalassa
Eurasia
Pangaea
Wegener
2
What do we use to measure the density of earth's layers?
magnetic reversals in the sea floor
Seismograph during earthquakes
Fossil records
Depth of rift zones
3
Divergent boundaries get filled with
nothing, it leaves a crack
crumbling rock
water
magma that rises
4
Weathering happened after which step?
S
T
J
G
5
What is the liquid layer of the Earth called?
Outer Core
Mesosphere
Inner Core
Lithosphere
6
What is the oldest layer in this picture?
S
N
A
U
7
Magnetic reversals are preserved in magnetic minerals.
True
False
8
The raising of a layer of rock is called
subsidence
tension
compression
uplift
9
Which of the following describes the asthenosphere?
It moves slowly in the same direction
It moves rapidly in the same direction
It moves rapidly in different directions
It moves slowly in different directions
10
How far do plates travel in a year (approximately)?
2-3 feet
2-3 centimeters
several meters
a kilometer
11
Where does the energy from convection come from?
The lithosphere
The sun
The atmosphere
The core
12
Which layer is the SOLID piece of earth that we stand on?
Lithosphere
Crust
Mantle
Asthenosphere
13
Where would sedimentary rock be found?
C
B
D
A
14
The crust is broken into big pieces called ...
Rocks
Plates
Slabs
Saucers
15
What is provided as evidence of continental drift?
oceanic plate theory
the fossil record
sea-floor spreading
magnetic reversals
16
What is true about the layer directly below the lithosphere?
It is a mixture of solid and liquid rock
It is softened rock
It is mostly solid rock
It is mostly liquid rock
17
Are mountains still forming today?
Yes
No
18
Where would igneous rock be found?
C
B
D
A
19
Plate boundary where one plate disappears under another at the subduction zone
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
20
Plate boundary where plates move apart
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
21
Plates move because of ...
Rebound
Convection currents
Tension
Compression
22
Where are folded mountains, like the Himalayas, formed?
convergent boundaries
Transform noundaries
divergent boundaries
23
Plate boundary where plates move side by side
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
24
Did G happen before or after T?
Before
After
25
Evidence of sea floor spreading has come from
Magnetic minerals on the ocean floor
Ancient climate conditions
Fossils in South America and Africa
The breakup of Pangaea
26
Where would metamorphic rock be found?
B
C
A
D
27
Can you see any plate in this picture?
Yes, the plate is the mountains
Yes, it is all plate
Yes, the pate is the water
No
