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review of plate tectonics unit for middle school Earth Science
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1
Which of the following is a location for the boundary below?
California
middle of the Atlantic
Hawaii
Iceland
2
Who's theory of seafloor spreading helped improve Wegner's "Continental Drift"?
Hawking
Hess
Einstein
Eisenhower
3
The portion of the Earth which includes the plates
asthenosphere
outer core
inner core
lithosphere
4
Which of the following is more dense?
granite
continental crust
they are all the same densities
oceanic crust
5
What type of convergent boundary is pictured below?
continental to continental
ocean to continental
ocean to ocean
divergent
6
The name for the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
Laurasia
Eurasia
Gondwanaland
Pangaea
7
Which of the following is evidence to support Continental Drift?
coal deposits in cold areas
fit of continents
all are pieces of evidence
similar fossils across continents
8
Give an example of what is formed at this boundary
San Andreas Fault
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Himalayas
East Pacific Rise
9
What process drives the movement of the plates?
convection
radiation
conduction
collision
10
What type of boundary is pictured?
transform
divergent
transitional
convergent
11
What type of plate boundary is shown?
transform
convergent
collisional
divergent
12
Which of the following is NOT a feature formed at a convergent boundary?
volcanic island arc
mid ocean ridge
subduction zone
trench
13
Where is the youngest rock material in the picture?
C
B
D
A
14
Who first developed the theory of continental drift?
Mendeleev
Wegner
Einstein
Hess
15
Which 2 letters have rock of the approximate same age?
A and B
B and D
A and D
A and C
16
Which portion of the Earth can be described as plastic-like?
asthenosphere
inner core
outer core
lithosphere
17
Which of the following is NOT a feature formed at the boundary below?
mid ocean ridge
trench
volcanoes
spreading center
18
Which layer of the Earth is entirely liquid metal?
inner core
mantle
outer core
crust
