6th Grade - Plate Tectonics

The Continental Drift Theory states that the continents were once joined together and over time broke apart and drifted away from each other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Who was the scientist that first proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 pieces of evidence that support the Continental Drift Theory?

• The continents fit together like puzzle pieces.

• Similar landforms were found on each continent.

• Water molecules from billions of years ago were found.

• The same fossils were found where the pieces fit together.

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Which layer of the Earth makes up the tectonic plates?

• lithosphere

• crust

• asthenosphere

• core

What happens inside the mantle that causes the plates to move?

• magnetic radiation

• convection currents

• nuclear fusion

• photosynthesis

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Which major tectonic plate is labeled B on the following diagram?

• North American Plate

• African Plate

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

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Which major tectonic plate is labeled A on the following diagram?

• Antarctic Plate

• South American Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Indo-Australian

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Which major tectonic plate is labeled C on the following diagram?

• Antarctic Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Pacific Plate

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Which major tectonic plate is labeled D on the following diagram?

• North American Plate

• African Plate

• Antarctic Plate

• Eurasian Plate

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Which major tectonic plate is labeled E on the following diagram?

• Indo-Australian Plate

• African Plate

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

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