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Theory of Continental Drift Seafloor Spreading Theory of Plate Tectonics
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The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans are called...
Ridge Push
Mid-ocean ridges
Plains
2
What is Pangaea?
a fern that lives close to the equator
a large ice sheet
a supercontinent made of the present-day continents
3
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of this type of plate boundary...
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
4
In divergent plate boundary,
two continental plates collide.
two plates slide past one another.
two plates separate.
5
Magnetic stripes on the seafloor show that...
always pointed toward the arctic
Earth's magnetic field has reversed
crust is destroyed at ridges
earthquakes are common in the ocean
6
What causes tectonic plates to move?
earthquakes in the crust
magnetism on the seafloor
convection in the mantle
7
Mountains like the Himalayas in southern Asia form because these plate boundaries collide...
Transform Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
8
Wegener's hypothesis of a supercontinent was supported by...
convection currents in the mantle
rock, fossils, and climate data
seafloor magnetism
earthquake date
9
Seafloor spreading is a process that...
causes continents to plow through the seafloor
builds tall mountains like the Himalayas
occurs at the mid-ocean ridges
destroys oceanic crust
10
Which occurs at a convergent plate boundary is called a(n) ___________________________.
ridge push
seafloor spreading
basal drag
slab pull
11
The evidence to prove continental drift was discovered prior to Wegener's death.
FALSE
TRUE
12
What evidence suggests that continents were once joined?
mantle convection
the puzzle-like fit of coastlines
topography of the seafloor
convergent plate boundaries
13
TRUE OR FALSE: Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of salt, lava, and plates that move.
FALSE
TRUE
14
True or False: Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has plate tectonic activity.
FALSE
TRUE
15
What happens at a transform plate boundary?
Plates move toward each other
Plates move away from each other
Plates slide past each other
16
The cold and rigid outermost rock layer of Earth is called the...
lithosphere
asthenosphere
atmosphere
17
How does seafloor spreading support continental drift theory?
It suggests continents move with the ocean floor
It suggests that continents plow through the ocean floor
It suggests that continents are static parts of Earths crust
18
What plate boundaries cause continents to pull apart and form rift valleys?
Transform Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
19
A subduction zone is located at at a ___________________ plate boundary.
convergent
divergent
transform
20
The theory of plate tectonics provides an explanation for why ___________ and ________ occur.
earthquakes and milkshakes
earthquakes and mountains
earthquakes and volcanoes
21
The three main layers of Earth are the crust, the mantle, and the core.
TRUE
FALSE
22
Scientists understand that continents moves because of the ________ moves underneath the ______
lithosphere and mantle
asthenosphere and lithosphere
convection currents and magnetism
