Plate Tectonics Quiz Review

Which earthquake and volcano zone forms new crust?

Which of the following is NOT evidence supporting the Continental Drift Theory?

What is the name of the theory that stated the continents were once a single landmass?

Which theory states that the crust is broken into large pieces that move around on the mantle?

What are pieces of the lithosphere called?

What happens to the age of rocks as you move FARTHER away from the ridge?

What is the earthquake and volcano zone located in the Pacific Ocean?

What do we call the place where two plates meet?

Which of the following is another geologic event in earthquake & volcano zones?

Name the plate boundary when the plates grind horizontally past one another.

How does plate tectonics relate to earthquake and volcano activity?

Scientists believed the continents were all part of a single landmass. What was its name?

Name the plate boundary when the plates move apart from one another.

Convection currents in the mantle cause what to move?

Name the plate boundary when the plates crash into one another.