Plate Tectonics Review

Who was the German scientist who first developed the idea that the continents were once joined in a single landmass that broke apart?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener
• Charles Darwin
• Dmitri Meneleev

What types of fossils were used to develop the idea of continental drift?

• Anthodon
• Mesosaurus
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Velociraptor

What is one of the pieces of Earth's rocky crust that rests and moves on the semi-liquid mantle?

• Asthenospheric Plate
• Lithospheric Plate
• Mantle Plate
• Stratospheric Plate

What does the theory of plate tectonics help explain?

• Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Formation of New Crust
• Earthquakes, Magnetism, and the Age of Rocks
• Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Magnetism
• Volcanoes, Magnetism, and the Age of Rocks

What represents the boundaries where the lithospheric plates are moving apart?

• Continental Drift
• Igneous Rocks
• Mantle
• Mid-Ocean Ridge

This type of plate boundary will form a mid-ocean ridge system. The middle of the Atlantic Ocean contains this plate boundary. It is a long underwater ridge with a rift valley.

• Collision Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary

This type of plate boundary forms when two continents collide. It is responsible for the formation of the Himalayan Mountains and the Alps. Lots of earthquakes, but no volcanoes go with these very high mountains.

• Collision Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Rift Valley
• Transform Boundary

What is the deep valley at the center of a mid-ocean ridge called?

• Rift Valley
• Subduction Plate
• Transform Boundary
• Volcano

What happens when two oceanic plates collide?

• Both plates are pushed downward into the mantle.
• One plate is subducted under the other and forms a deep-sea trench.
• They fuse together and form a flat plain.
• They push upward to form mountains.

What is the name of the boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other?

• Collision Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary