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Plate Tectonics Review Quiz
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1
The mid ocean ridge is which type of boundary?
transform
irregular
convergent
divergent
2
Who was the scientist that developed the theory of Continental Drift?
Albert Einstein
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Jane Goodall
3
The continents are moving away from each other as magma rises from mid-ocean ridges. This is...
underwater volcanos
changing sea floor
sea floor rising
sea floor spreading
4
Heat Transfered through the movement of a heated fluid is called
convection
radiation
conduction
5
Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by
convection currents in the Earth's mantle
volcanoes
Earthquakes
Hot Spots
6
Mountain ranges form at which type of boundary?
irregular
convergent
divergent
transform
7
The San Andreas fault in California is which type of boundary?
convergent
divergent
transform
irregular
8
Which events occur at plate boundaries?
Mountain Building
All of These
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
9
What is the correct order of the layers of the Earth starting from where we are on the surface?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
10
Which type of evidence is Wegner NOT use to support his theory of Continetal Drift?
Landform Evidence
Climate Evidence
Fossil Evidence
Water Evidence
11
A transform boundary is where the plates are
sliding past each other
colliding together
moving apart
12
Where does molten material rise from the mantle during sea floor spreading?
Deep Ocean Trenches
Mid ocean ridges
earthquakes
faults
13
Plate tectonics can also be the direct cause of forming
lakes
mountains
rivers
oceans
14
A divergent boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
colliding together
sliding past each other
15
Where does subduction occur?
Mid Ocean RIdges
Mountains
Canyons
Deep Ocean Trenches
16
The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called
Eurasia
Pangaea
Indo-Australia
Pacifica
17
Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
mantle
core
crust
18
Why was Alfred Wegener's theory originally rejected by scientific peers?
His theory didn't make any sense.
He had no evidence.
He couldn't explain how the continents moved.
They already knew the continents could not move.
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A convergent boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
colliding together
sliding past each other
