Amplify Plate Motion Test Review

Who was the scientist that was scrutinized for his ideas on plate tectonics?

Why did we briefly study Iceland in this plate motion unit?

It is most likely that the South America and Africa plate moved apart...

Which of the following would happen if the mantle's consistency was more solid?

In a convergent plate boundary, the earth's outer layer disintegrates into the what?

Earth's entire outer layer is made of hard solid rock, even in oceans.

What do scientists use in the oceans to "listen" to plate boundary movement?

How did scientists figure out what composes the outer layer of Earth?

Which of the following is a pattern that geologists use in their studies of plate motion?

Which letter is correctly pointing to the mantle?

Why are fossils helpful in studying plate motion?

What is wrong with this picture of a divergent plate boundary?

Earthquakes and volcanoes are found at both types of plate boundaries.

Mesosaurus were able to swim long distances. This is why they were found on 2 continents.

About how far does the African and South American plate move per year?

Which rock layer is the oldest?

What is the correct definition of a cross section?

Trenches form at what type of plate boundary?

Mid ocean ridges form at what type of plate boundary?

Which answer choice is showing a cross section?

Which of the following is evidence that our plates were once together as a super continent?

Earthquakes and volcanoes cause plate motion.

How do we know how far plates moved millions of years ago when humans weren't around?

This picture shows what type of plate boundary?

A mid ocean ridge is found between the continents of Africa and South America.

What was the correct name of the super continent made of 5 continents that was part of Pangea?

How do scientists calculate the current movement of plates?

Earth's outer layer has the consistency of what?