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Module 25 Lesson #1, #3 "Plate Tectonics"
Module 25 Lesson #1, #3 "Plate Tectonics"
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Chapter 10 Sections 1,2,3
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1
The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called _________
continents
crustals
asthenospheric piececs
tectonic plates
2
Which of the following was NOT one of Wegener's 3 evidences for Continental Drift?
continents fit together
climate shift
sedimentary rocks
fossils
3
Which theory states that the continents were once together, broke up, and then drifted apart.
Continental Drift Theory
Super Continent Theory
Plate Tectonic Theory
Divergent Continent Theory
4
Megathrust earthquakes are associated with which of the following types of boundary?
transfrom
convergent
divergent
5
The asthenosphere includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
True
False
6
The asthenosphere is
is made of hotter, softer rock, plastic-like material.
is a mass of gases the moves the stuff above.
made of iron and nickel.
made of solid rock, cool.
7
The
San Andreas Fault
in CA is a __________ plate boundary with shallow earthquakes.
Convergent Subducting
Convergent Building
Transform
Divergent
8
Scraping, sliding, slipping, grinding, and striking are verbs most associated with?
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
9
Plate Tectonic Theory ...
curve chains of volcanoes formed when the magma rises toward the surface of
a modern technique that uses sound waves to detect and track underwater ves
suggests that tectonic plates are constantly moving relative to one another
a series of large ocean waves that forms when a sudden vertical crustal mov
10
Which of the following choice(s) are evidence that Pangaea once existed?
Fossils and rocks that are identical between continents
We can detect that the continents are moving
Matching coastlines are separated by divergent boundaries
Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at/near plate boundaries
11
There are four plate boundary types.
False
True
12
What was Pangaea?
An ancient volcano
An ancient supercontinent
An ancient earthquake
An ancient fossil
13
Which 2 continents look the most likely to spacially fit together?
North America & Africa
North America & Asia
South America & Europe
Africa & South America
14
Climate & rock evidence suggests that this cold continent was once tropical.
Australia
Greenland
Arctic
Antarctica
15
The “plastic” and fluid layer of our planet on which the plates float is called
mantle
lithosphere
magma
asthenosphere
16
Refers to the process that breaks continents apart in water or land.
rifiting
diverging
subduction
accresion
17
Alfred Wegener claimed the continents
move
, but couldn't explain what caused it.
True
False
18
Which of the following describes an undersea mountain chain formed in the middle of oceans?
subduction zone
mid ocean ridge
rift valley
locked fault
19
Which of the following boundary types
does not
have any volcanism?
slipstrike
divergent
transform
convergent
20
Which boundary type is represented here?
divergent
convergent
transform
dividing
21
The driving force behind plate movement caused by the differences in temperature.
radiation
convection
conduction
seafloor spreading
22
These blocks are most associated with which type of boundary?
subduction
divergent
convergent
transform
23
Means “all sea” which refers to singular ocean during the time of Pangea.
Panthalassa
Pandemonium
Panpacifica
Pangaea
24
Complete the following... the younger sea floor is ________ the ridgeline.
under
on top of
further from
closer to
25
Which refers to the solid layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle.
crust
asthenosphere
lithosphere
mantle
26
The Pacific Ring of Fire is
most
associated with?
islands
earthquakes
tsunamis
volcanoes
27
Wegener named it "All Earth", the super continent that formed 300 million yrs ago.
Pangaea
Panthalassa
Rodinia
Laurasia
28
At which boundary type would you see the recycling of material back into the rock cycle?
convergent
tranform
divergent
29
How many Plate Boundary types does the world have?
2
3
5
10
30
Which type of crustal place is
more
dense?
oceanic
continental
31
Which of the following might occur if continents move, rejoin, and break apart?
species migration
wind patterns change
ocean currents change
all the above
32
Quickly... which boundary type?
convergent
transfrom
divergent
33
Where is the San Andreas Fault located?
California
Where Dwayne "The Rock" lives
Florida
Texas
34
Volcanoes form only near plate boundaries...
true
false
35
What of the following evidences will
always
indicate the presence of a plate boundary?
earthquakes
deep ocean trench
mid ocean ridge
volcanos
36
Which of the following is the correct spelling
Pangaei
Pangea
Pangeea
Pangaea
37
Which of the following are the deepest parts of Earth located at oceanic sub-duction zones?
abyssals
trench
mid ocean ridge
rift
38
Quickly.... which one is on top?
lithosphere
asthenosphere
39
Arthur Holmes...
came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
came up with the Theory of Plate Tectonics
discovered the Mid Atlantic Ridge
was the guy who hung out with Zac Effron
40
What is the "mechanism" that Wegener was searching for that would have proven his theory?
plate tectonics
oceanic ridging
paleomagnetism
seafloor spreading
41
Approximately how many years was it when the super-continent Pangaea
broke apart
?
50,000,000 years
250,000,000 years
300,000,000 years
200,000,000 years
42
Quickly...broken up piece of the lithosphere are simply referred to as
plates
crustal plates
tectonic plates
any or all of the above
43
The
process
where one plate collides and then goes under another.
subduction
rifting
accretion
terraining
44
Pangaea means
all land
all sea
big land
big mountains
45
The asthenosphere is made up of
the mantle and inner core
the oceanic crust
the crust
the plastic-like part of the mantle
46
the theory explaining the existence of Pangaea
Continental Drift
Strike Slip Theory
Convection Current
Tectonic Plates
47
Approximately how many years was it when the super-continent Pangaea
formed
?
250,000,000 years
300,000,000 years
200,000,000 years
50,000,000 years
48
The southern sub-continent following Pangaea was referred to as
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
Pangaea Ultima
Rodinia
49
The San Andreas Fault is California's only tectonically active area?
true
false
50
Which of the following plate boundary most likely caused this?
transform
divergent
convergent continental
convergent ocean
