Plate Tectonics

Front

Do earthquakes and volcanoes occur at plate boundaries?

Back

True

Front

The convection currents move the lithosphere, but occur in the mantle.

Back

True

Front

What type of plate boundaries collide?

Back

Convergent

Front

Which of the following is not evidence of Pangaea?
Fit of the Continents, Fossil Evidence, Rock Type, All of the following are evidence

Back

All of the following are evidence

Front

How do plates interact? Options: They collide slowly (cm/year), They pull apart quickly (cm/day), They move past one another quickly (cm/day), All of the above are correct

Back

They collide slowly (cm/year)

Front

The boundary between two plates that are moving apart from one another is called a ________.

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

Earth’s thinnest layer is found in the __________.

Back

Crust

Front

________ are large sections of lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere.

Back

Plates

Front

The theory of _______ states that continent moved to their present positions.

Back

Continental drift

Front

Evidence from _________ indicates that many continents were once located near Earth’s south pole.

Back

Glaciers