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Module 25 Lesson #1, #3 "Plate Tectonics"
Module 25 Lesson #1, #3 "Plate Tectonics"
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Chapter 10 Sections 1,2,3
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What is the "mechanism" that Wegener was searching for that would have proven his theory?
paleomagnetism
plate tectonics
oceanic ridging
seafloor spreading
2
Which refers to the solid layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle.
crust
asthenosphere
lithosphere
mantle
3
Megathrust earthquakes are associated with which of the following types of boundary?
convergent
transfrom
divergent
4
Means “all sea” which refers to singular ocean during the time of Pangea.
Panthalassa
Panpacifica
Pandemonium
Pangaea
5
What was Pangaea?
An ancient supercontinent
An ancient volcano
An ancient fossil
An ancient earthquake
6
Alfred Wegener claimed the continents
move
, but couldn't explain what caused it.
True
False
7
The asthenosphere includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
True
False
8
The “plastic” and fluid layer of our planet on which the plates float is called
asthenosphere
lithosphere
mantle
magma
9
Approximately how many years was it when the super-continent Pangaea
formed
?
200,000,000 years
300,000,000 years
50,000,000 years
250,000,000 years
10
The asthenosphere is
is made of hotter, softer rock, plastic-like material.
made of iron and nickel.
made of solid rock, cool.
is a mass of gases the moves the stuff above.
11
Which boundary type is represented here?
dividing
convergent
divergent
transform
12
Which of the following describes an undersea mountain chain formed in the middle of oceans?
mid ocean ridge
locked fault
rift valley
subduction zone
13
Which 2 continents look the most likely to spacially fit together?
South America & Europe
North America & Africa
North America & Asia
Africa & South America
14
How many Plate Boundary types does the world have?
2
10
5
3
15
Pangaea means
all sea
big land
all land
big mountains
16
Climate & rock evidence suggests that this cold continent was once tropical.
Arctic
Australia
Antarctica
Greenland
17
Refers to the process that breaks continents apart in water or land.
accresion
subduction
rifiting
diverging
18
Scraping, sliding, slipping, grinding, and striking are verbs most associated with?
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
19
What of the following evidences will
always
indicate the presence of a plate boundary?
mid ocean ridge
deep ocean trench
volcanos
earthquakes
20
Plate Tectonic Theory ...
suggests that tectonic plates are constantly moving relative to one another
curve chains of volcanoes formed when the magma rises toward the surface of
a modern technique that uses sound waves to detect and track underwater ves
a series of large ocean waves that forms when a sudden vertical crustal mov
21
Quickly...broken up piece of the lithosphere are simply referred to as
crustal plates
tectonic plates
any or all of the above
plates
22
Quickly.... which one is on top?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
23
the theory explaining the existence of Pangaea
Strike Slip Theory
Tectonic Plates
Convection Current
Continental Drift
24
Quickly... which boundary type?
divergent
convergent
transfrom
25
Arthur Holmes...
was the guy who hung out with Zac Effron
came up with the Theory of Plate Tectonics
came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
discovered the Mid Atlantic Ridge
26
The Pacific Ring of Fire is
most
associated with?
islands
tsunamis
earthquakes
volcanoes
27
Which of the following boundary types
does not
have any volcanism?
slipstrike
convergent
divergent
transform
28
Which of the following are the deepest parts of Earth located at oceanic sub-duction zones?
mid ocean ridge
abyssals
rift
trench
29
These blocks are most associated with which type of boundary?
transform
divergent
subduction
convergent
30
The
process
where one plate collides and then goes under another.
rifting
subduction
terraining
accretion
31
Volcanoes form only near plate boundaries...
true
false
32
Wegener named it "All Earth", the super continent that formed 300 million yrs ago.
Laurasia
Panthalassa
Pangaea
Rodinia
33
The San Andreas Fault is California's only tectonically active area?
true
false
34
The
San Andreas Fault
in CA is a __________ plate boundary with shallow earthquakes.
Divergent
Convergent Building
Transform
Convergent Subducting
35
Where is the San Andreas Fault located?
Florida
California
Texas
Where Dwayne "The Rock" lives
36
The southern sub-continent following Pangaea was referred to as
Pangaea Ultima
Rodinia
Laurasia
Gondwanaland
37
Which of the following choice(s) are evidence that Pangaea once existed?
Matching coastlines are separated by divergent boundaries
Fossils and rocks that are identical between continents
We can detect that the continents are moving
Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at/near plate boundaries
38
There are four plate boundary types.
False
True
39
Complete the following... the younger sea floor is ________ the ridgeline.
closer to
on top of
under
further from
40
Which of the following plate boundary most likely caused this?
divergent
transform
convergent continental
convergent ocean
41
Which of the following is the correct spelling
Pangea
Pangaea
Pangaei
Pangeea
42
Which of the following might occur if continents move, rejoin, and break apart?
all the above
ocean currents change
wind patterns change
species migration
43
Approximately how many years was it when the super-continent Pangaea
broke apart
?
250,000,000 years
50,000,000 years
200,000,000 years
300,000,000 years
44
The driving force behind plate movement caused by the differences in temperature.
convection
conduction
seafloor spreading
radiation
45
Which theory states that the continents were once together, broke up, and then drifted apart.
Continental Drift Theory
Divergent Continent Theory
Plate Tectonic Theory
Super Continent Theory
46
Which type of crustal place is
more
dense?
oceanic
continental
47
At which boundary type would you see the recycling of material back into the rock cycle?
convergent
tranform
divergent
48
The asthenosphere is made up of
the plastic-like part of the mantle
the crust
the mantle and inner core
the oceanic crust
49
The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called _________
crustals
asthenospheric piececs
tectonic plates
continents
50
Which of the following was NOT one of Wegener's 3 evidences for Continental Drift?
fossils
continents fit together
climate shift
sedimentary rocks
