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Theory of Continental Drift Seafloor Spreading Theory of Plate Tectonics
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What causes tectonic plates to move?
magnetism on the seafloor
convection currents in the mantle
earthquakes in the crust
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2
TRUE or FALSE. The three main layers of Earth are the crust, the mantle, and the core.
TRUE
FALSE
3
The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans are called...
Plains
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Deep Sea Trenches
Ridge Push
4
What happens at a transform plate boundary?
Plates move away from each other
Plates slide past each other
Plates move toward each other
Plates do not move
5
What is Pangaea?
a large ice sheet
a fern that lives close to the equator
a supercontinent made of the present-day continents
all of the continents in their current position on Earth
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The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of this type of plate boundary...
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
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What is the Earth's inner core made of?
Hydrogen and Helium
Silicon and Oxygen
Lithium and Berilium
Iron and Nickel
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State in which magnetized objects such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north
Normal Polarity
Reversed Polarity
9
The evidence to prove continental drift was discovered prior to Wegener's death.
FALSE
TRUE
10
Which of the following is NOT a way to describe location?
All of these are ways to describe location
Triangulation
Latitude and Longitude coordinates
Address
11
What plate boundaries cause continents to pull apart and form rift valleys?
Transform Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
12
How does seafloor spreading support continental drift theory?
It suggests continents move with the ocean floor
It doesn't
It suggests that continents are static parts of Earths crust
It suggests that continents plow through the ocean floor
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Magnetic stripes on the seafloor show that...
Earth's magnetic field has changed
crust is destroyed at ridges
plate tectonics is a myth
earthquakes are common in the ocean
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The theory of plate tectonics provides an explanation for why ___________ and ________ occur.
earthquakes and plains
earthquakes and volcanoes
earthquakes and hurricanes
earthquakes and milkshakes
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State in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
Normal Polarity
Reversed Polarity
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What are tectonic plates?
slabs of only continental crust
slabs of crust and upper mantle
slabs of the inner core
slabs of only oceanic crust
17
What evidence suggests that continents were once joined?
topography of the seafloor
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the puzzle-like fit of coastlines
convergent plate boundaries
18
In divergent plate boundary,
two plates do not move.
two plates slide past one another.
two continental plates collide.
two plates separate.
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The cold and rigid outermost rock layer of Earth is called the...
atmosphere
asthenosphere
lithosphere
exosphere
20
Seafloor spreading is a process that...
latitude of the equator
shows the interior layers of the Earth
occurs at the mid-ocean ridges
coral reefs move across the seafloor
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Wegener's hypothesis of a supercontinent was supported by...
earthquake data
There was no support
seafloor magnetism
rock, fossils, and climate data
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Mountains like the Himalayas in southern Asia form because these plate boundaries collide...
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
