Plate Tectonics Quiz

The idea that the continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and

moved is

• Transform

• Continental Drift

• Tectonic Plates

The scientist who developed the big idea called "sea-floor spreading"

• Alfred Wegener

• Edward Dutton

• Harry Hess

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• The rotation of the Earth

• The gravity of the iron-nickel core

• Convection currents in the Asthenosphere

• The Moho discontinuity

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

• Magnetic reversal

• Continental drift

• Global positioning

• Oceanic drift

Tectonic plates consist of

• Continental crust

• Both continental and oceanic crust

• Mesospheric crust

• Oceanic crust

The three types of plate boundaries are

• Convergent, divergent, change

• Convergent, divergent, transform

• Divergent, allegiant, insurgent

• Push, pull, slide

What happens often at transform boundaries?

• Rain

• Hurricanes

• Volcanic activity

• Earthquakes

The Himalayan mountains have some of the highest peaks like Mt. Everest, on which type of convergent boundary are they located?

• Oceanic/Continental

• Oceanic/Oceanic

• Continental/Continental

• None of the above

What type of features are associated with a divergent boundary?

• Rift valleys

• Fold mountains

• Volcanic mountains

• Fault block mountains