Plate Tectonics Review

Front

Who is the German meteorologist who formed the hypothesis of continental drift?

Back

Alfred Wegener

Front

According to the theory of continental drift, the continents were part of one landmass called_________.

Back

PANGAEA

Front

According to the theory of seafloor spreading, hot less dense material rises toward the surface at____________.

Back

mid-ocean ridges

Front

Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections called__________.

Back

plates

Front

Plates move on top of the ________.

Back

mantle

Front

The upper rigid part of Earth that contains the crust and part of the upper mantle is called the _________.

Back

lithosphere

Front

The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is called____.

Back

convection currents

Front

What landforms can form along convergent boundaries? Options: volcanoes, mountains, ocean basins, all

Back

all

Front

The youngest rock in the ocean floor are located at the _______.

Back

mid-ocean ridge

Front

The presence of the same _____ on several continents support the idea of continental drift.

Back

fossils, rocks, climate