Where can old crust be destroyed?

Convergent (Subduction Zones) plate boundaries

What is another name for a convergent plate boundary?

Where 1 plate slides past another

What is the difference between CDT and Plate Tectonic Theory?

Convection in the mantle moves lithosphere plates

Where are new lithosphere plates created?

Mid-Ocean Rift (Divergent Boundary

Movement of heat in a fluid (gas or liquid)

What are Tectonic Plates?

Broken lithosphere pieces carrying continents or oceans

Describe the Earth's Mantle compared to the other layers:

Thickest layer, partly liquid and partly solid

What is another type of evidence Wegener had to support CDT?

Coal (fossils of tropical plants) found in Arctic

What is a Convection Current? Movement of:

heated fluid in a circular pattern between hot & cool areas

What geological events happen at Convergent plate boundaries?

Earthquakes & volcanoesif ocean : continent crusts collide

What is the difference between CDT and Plate Tectonic Theory?

All of the other answers are correct

What is another type of evidence Wegener had to support CDT?

All of the other answers are correct

Describe the Earth's Outer Core:

Almost the deepest layer made of liquid metal

Are Tectonic Plates the same size and shape as the continents?

No some plate edges are 100 of miles from continent edges

How is the Earth's Crust compared to the other layers?

Thinnest, coolest, highest layer, mostly solid rock

What geological events happen at divergent plate boundaries?

Earthquakes & volcanoes in rift valley making new crust

Describe the Earth's Inner Core:

Lowest, hottest, highest pressure,layer made of solid metal

What geological events happen at Convergent (continent:continent) plate boundaries?

Mountain ranges if ocean : continent crusts collide

What is another name for a transform plate boundary?

Where 1 plate slides past another

What type of evidence did Wegener have to support CDT?

Continent edges fit like puzzle pieces

What is Plate Tectonic Theory?

Continents ride lithosphere pieces move by mantle convection

Where can mountains like the Himalayas be formed?

Convergent (Continent: continent) plate boundaries

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1
Where can old crust be destroyed?
Convergent (Subduction Zones) plate boundaries
Convergent (Continent: continent) plate boundaries
Transform plate boundaries
Divergent plate boundaries
2
What is another name for a convergent plate boundary?
Plate diving into the mantle
Spreading plates
Where 1 plate slides past another
Colliding plates
3
What is the difference between CDT and Plate Tectonic Theory?
New crust is created at the at Subduction Zones
Convection in the mantle moves lithosphere plates
All of the other answers are correct
Old crust is destroyed at Mid Ocean Rifts
4
What is the Ring of Fire?
Where most of the world's active volcanoes are found.
Where most of Earth's biggest earthquakes took place
Where Pacific plate boundaries run into continental plates
All of the other answers.
5
The lithosphere is made up of:
upper mantle only
crust only
crust & upper mantle
the gooey lower mantle only
6
Where are new lithosphere plates created?
Transform Boundary
Subduction Zone (Convergent Boundary)
Convection Boundary
Mid-Ocean Rift (Divergent Boundary
7
What powers the movement of Tectonic plates?
Convection in the Mantle
Convection in the Lithosphere
Conduction in the Mantle
Convergence in the Mantle
8
What is Convection?
Movement of heat across space
Fluid moving in a circular pattern between hot and cool
movement of heat from solid to solid
Movement of heat in a fluid (gas or liquid)
9
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 types of volcanoes we learned about?
Cinder Cone
Composition Cone
Composite
Shield
10
How old is the Earth?
4.6 trillion years
4.6 million years
4.6 bazillion years
4.6 billion years
11
Who developed Continental Drift Theory (CDT) with its theoretical super-continent Pangaea?
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Eduard Suess
Alfred Pennyworth
12
What are Tectonic Plates?
Broken lithosphere pieces carrying continents or oceans
Theory that continents move on pieces of lithosphere
How Pangaea was made then broken up
Very heavy dinnerware
13
What is Geological Time?
Earth's History broken down
into periods of thousands, millions, and billions of years
based on dominance by certain organisms or geological events
All of the other answers
14
Describe the Earth's Mantle compared to the other layers:
Thinnest, coolest, highest layer, mostly solid rock
Almost the deepest layer made of liquid metal
Lowest, hottest, highest pressure,layer made of solid metal
Thickest layer, partly liquid and partly solid
15
What is another type of evidence Wegener had to support CDT?
All of the other answers are correct
Found glossopteris fossils on 1 continent
Coal (fossils of tropical plants) found in Arctic
Ridge in middle of Atlantic Ocean where new crust pushed up
16
What type of scientists use rocks and fossils to understand Earth’s history and formation?
Astronomer
Paleontologist
Chemist
Biologist
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What happens in Subduction zones?
New crust is created
New crust is destroyed
Old crust is created
Old crust is destroyed
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What is a Convection Current? Movement of:
heat in a fluid
heat from one solid to another solid
Movement of heat across empty space
heated fluid in a circular pattern between hot & cool areas
19
What geological events happen at Convergent plate boundaries?
Earthquakes only
Earthquakes & volcanoes in a rift valley with new crust
Mountain ranges if ocean : continent crusts collide
Earthquakes & volcanoesif ocean : continent crusts collide
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What was the name of Wegener's supercontinent?
Pangaea
Rodinia
Laurentia
Gondwanaland
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What is the difference between CDT and Plate Tectonic Theory?
Rift or tear runs down the middle of the ocean floors
Crust near Mid Ocean Ridges is newer than crust further away
New crust is created at the Mid Ocean Ridges
All of the other answers are correct
22
What is another type of evidence Wegener had to support CDT?
Found glossopteris fossils on 4 continents
Coal (fossils of tropical plants) found in Arctic
Europe, Africa & US Mountain ranges match in make up & age
All of the other answers are correct
23
Which type of volcano has been inactive for a long time but could still erupt?
Dormant
Metamorphic
Active
Extinct
24
Describe the Earth's Outer Core:
Thickest layer, partly liquid and partly solid
Lowest, hottest, highest pressure,layer made of solid metal
Thinnest, coolest, highest layer, mostly solid rock
Almost the deepest layer made of liquid metal
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What geological events happen at transform plate boundaries?
Earthquakes & volcanoes in rift valley making new crust 
Earthquakes only
Mountain ranges if ocean : continent crusts collide
Earthquakes & volcanoesif ocean : continent crusts collide
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Are Tectonic Plates the same size and shape as the continents?
No Broken lithosphere pieces only carry oceans
Yes asteroid broke Pangaea into plates holding continents
No some plate edges are 100 of miles from continent edges
Yes, continents sink if they fall off a plate
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How is the Earth's Crust compared to the other layers?
Thickest layer, partly liquid and partly solid
Thinnest, coolest, highest layer, mostly solid rock
Almost the deepest layer made of liquid metal
Lowest, hottest, highest pressure,layer made of solid metal
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What geological events happen at divergent plate boundaries?
Earthquakes only
Mountain ranges if ocean : continent crusts collide
Earthquakes & volcanoes in rift valley making new crust 
Earthquakes & volcanoesif ocean : continent crusts collide
29
Describe the Earth's Inner Core:
Thinnest, coolest, highest layer, mostly solid rock
Lowest, hottest, highest pressure,layer made of solid metal
Thickest layer, partly liquid and partly solid
Almost the deepest layer made of liquid metal
30
What geological events happen at Convergent (continent:continent) plate boundaries?
Earthquakes only
Earthquakes & volcanoesif ocean : continent crusts collide
Mountain ranges if ocean : continent crusts collide
Earthquakes & volcanoes in rift valley making new crust
31
What is another name for a transform plate boundary?
Plate diving into the mantle
Where 1 plate slides past another
where magma from the mantle melts through the crust above it
Spreading plates
32
What is Subduction?
Spreading plates
Where 1 plate slides past another
where magma from the mantle melts through the crust above it
Plate diving into the mantle
33
What is another name for divergent plate boundary?
Where 1 plate slides past another
Spreading plates
where magma from the mantle melts through the crust above it
Plate diving into the mantle
34
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of plate boundaries?
Divergent
Transform
Convection
Convergent
35
Which of the following volcanoes can erupt anytime?
Dormant
Extinct
Active
Metamorphic
36
What type of evidence did Wegener have to support CDT?
Ridge in middle of Atlantic Ocean where new crust pushed up
Found glossopteris fossils on 1 continent
Found glossopteris fossils living in tropics
Continent edges fit like puzzle pieces
37
Where can new crust be created?
Divergent plate boundaries
Convergent (Subduction Zones) plate boundaries
Transform plate boundaries
Convergent (Continent: continent) plate boundaries
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What is Plate Tectonic Theory?
Continents were once joined as Pangaea but split & moved
Asteroid hit Earth, broke up continents, killing dinosaurs
Continents ride lithosphere pieces move by mantle convection
Atmosphere warmed until oceans rose & flooded continents
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Where can mountains like the Himalayas be formed?
Transform plate boundaries
Convergent (Subduction Zones) plate boundaries
Convergent (Continent: continent) plate boundaries
Divergent plate boundaries

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