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1
Alfred Wegners theory about continental drift was believed by all?
True
False
2
How are mountain formed?
None of the above
When continental plates collide
When an ocean plate and continental plate collide
When ocean plates collide
3
Similar to identical fossils were found oceans away.
False
True
4
What are the 3 major types of plate boundaries?
Transform, Divergent, movement
Slide, divergent, merge
Transform, convergent, divergent
Sink, deep, ridge
5
What is the idea of Continental drift?
One continent was separated from all the rest
None of the above
The continents combined into one
Pangea was broken apart into separate continents
6
Which of the following is a major tectonic plate?
Mississippi plate
Antarctic plate
Tectonic plate
Hawaiian plate
7
Convergent plate boundaries cause what?
Hurricanes
Ocean ridges
Rift valleys
Mountain ranges
8
Does the ring of fire’s major plates include the pacific plate?
True
False
9
Transform bounders mean two plates rub against each other.
False
True
10
Sea floor spreading is caused from convergent plate boundaries?
True
False
11
What plate movement caused the Himalayan Mountains?
Transform
Convergent
None of the above
Divergent
12
What type of boundary is most likely to experience a earthquake?
Convergent
Subduction
Transformation
Divergent
13
Divergent boundaries create mid ocean ridges and rift valleys.
True
False
14
How many different types of tectonic plate boundaries are there?
6
2
4
3
15
Shallow earthquakes are formed when boundaries transform and rub against each other.
False
True
16
Do convection currents cause continental drift?
False
True
17
The mid-Atlantic ridge is an example of what type of plate boundary?
Divergent
Constructive
Transform
Convergent
18
When did Alfred Wegner first propose the idea of continental drift?
1900
1912
1932
1882
19
Convergent boundaries means two plates coming together.
False
True
20
Who was the theory of Continental Drift associated with?
Albert Einstein,
Abraham Licoln
Astronaut Armstrong
Alfred Wegener
21
Which is denser: Oceanic crust or continental crust?
Oceanic crust
Continental Crust
22
One piece of evidence to support Alfred Wegners theory was how the separated continents reminded him of a puzzle.
True
False
23
What was the group of continents called before continental drift?
Puzzle
Pangea
None of the above
Peices
24
What are 2 pieces of evidence that prove the theory of continental drift?
Weather & Water patterns
Rocks & fossils
Globes & Movies
Moon & Wave patterns
25
What is the ring of fire?
A chain of islands
A chain of volcanoes,
A chain of oceans
A chain of plates
26
Divergent boundaries means two plates come together.
True
False
27
Divergent boundaries cause what?
All of the above
Hydrothermal vents
Rift valleys
Mid. ocean ridges
28
Transform plate boundaries cause what: earthquakes, mountain ranges, trenches, or volcanoes?
Volcanos
Earthquakes
Trenches
Mountain ranges
29
The African Plate is a major tectonic plate.
True
False
30
Which type of boundary is most likely to experience a volcano?
Divergent and convergent plates
Divergent plates
Convergent plates
None of the above
