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Plate Tectonics Review Quiz
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Which events occur at plate boundaries?
All of These
Earthquakes
Mountain Building
Volcanoes
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A divergent boundary is where the plates are
colliding together
sliding past each other
moving apart
3
What is the correct order of the layers of the Earth starting from where we are on the surface?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
4
Who was the scientist that developed the theory of Continental Drift?
Harry Hess
Jane Goodall
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
5
The San Andreas fault in California is which type of boundary?
irregular
divergent
convergent
transform
6
Which type of evidence is Wegner NOT use to support his theory of Continetal Drift?
Water Evidence
Fossil Evidence
Landform Evidence
Climate Evidence
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Heat Transfered through direct contact is called
convection
radiation
conduction
8
Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
crust
mantle
core
9
What tool was used to map the Mid Ocean Ridge by Harry Hess in 1960?
sonar
echolocation
underwater cameras
vision
10
Why was Alfred Wegener's theory originally rejected by scientific peers?
They already knew the continents could not move.
His theory didn't make any sense.
He couldn't explain how the continents moved.
He had no evidence.
11
Mountain ranges form at which type of boundary?
irregular
transform
convergent
divergent
12
Where does molten material rise from the mantle during sea floor spreading?
Deep Ocean Trenches
earthquakes
Mid ocean ridges
faults
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Heat Transfered through empty space is called
conduction
convection
radiation
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The mid ocean ridge is which type of boundary?
transform
irregular
divergent
convergent
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A transform boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
sliding past each other
colliding together
16
The continents are moving away from each other as magma rises from mid-ocean ridges. This is...
sea floor rising
changing sea floor
underwater volcanos
sea floor spreading
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Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by
volcanoes
convection currents in the Earth's mantle
Earthquakes
Hot Spots
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A convergent boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
colliding together
sliding past each other
19
Where does subduction occur?
Mid Ocean RIdges
Canyons
Deep Ocean Trenches
Mountains
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Heat Transfered through the movement of a heated fluid is called
radiation
convection
conduction
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Plate tectonics can also be the direct cause of forming
rivers
lakes
mountains
oceans
22
The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called
Pacifica
Indo-Australia
Pangaea
Eurasia
