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Theory of Continental Drift Seafloor Spreading Theory of Plate Tectonics
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What are tectonic plates?
slabs of continental crust
slabs of crust and upper mantle
slabs of oceanic crust
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TRUE OR FALSE: Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of salt, lava, and plates that move.
FALSE
TRUE
3
In divergent plate boundary,
two plates slide past one another.
two plates separate.
two continental plates collide.
4
A subduction zone is located at a(n) ___________________ plate boundary.
transform
divergent
convergent
5
The cold and rigid outermost rock layer of Earth is called the...
asthenosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
6
Mountains like the Himalayas in southern Asia form because these plate boundaries collide...
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
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Scientists understand that continents moves because of the ________ moves underneath the ______
convection currents and magnetism
asthenosphere and lithosphere
lithosphere and mantle
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Wegener's hypothesis of a supercontinent was supported by...
seafloor magnetism
rock, fossils, and climate data
earthquake date
convection currents in the mantle
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The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of this type of plate boundary...
Transform Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
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The theory of plate tectonics provides an explanation for why ___________ and ________ occur.
earthquakes and mountains
earthquakes and volcanoes
earthquakes and milkshakes
11
Seafloor spreading is a process that...
destroys oceanic crust
occurs at the mid-ocean ridges
causes continents to plow through the seafloor
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How does seafloor spreading support continental drift theory?
It suggests continents move with the ocean floor
It suggests that continents are static parts of Earths crust
It suggests that continents plow through the ocean floor
13
State in which magnetized objects such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north
Normal Polarity
Reversed Polarity
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What evidence suggests that continents were once joined?
convergent plate boundaries
topography of the seafloor
the puzzle-like fit of coastlines
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What is Pangaea?
a large ice sheet
a fern that lives close to the equator
a supercontinent made of the present-day continents
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The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans are called...
Mid-ocean ridges
Plains
Ridge Push
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What plate boundaries cause continents to pull apart and form rift valleys?
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
18
State in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
Normal Polarity
Reversed Polarity
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What causes tectonic plates to move?
magnetism on the seafloor
earthquakes in the crust
convection in the mantle
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Magnetic stripes on the seafloor show that...
crust is destroyed at ridges
earthquakes are common in the ocean
Earth's magnetic field has changed
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A force that occurs at a convergent plate boundary is called a(n) ___________________________.
basal drag
ridge push
slab pull
22
True or False: Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has plate tectonic activity.
TRUE
FALSE
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The three main layers of Earth are the crust, the mantle, and the core.
TRUE
FALSE
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What happens at a transform plate boundary?
Plates slide past each other
Plates move away from each other
Plates move toward each other
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The evidence to prove continental drift was discovered prior to Wegener's death.
TRUE
FALSE
