Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes and volcanoes can occur at plate boundaries.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

What type of plate boundaries collide?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• None of the Above

Which of the following is not evidence of Pangaea?

• Fit of the Continents

• Fossil Evidence

• Rock Type

• All of the following are evidence

 How do plates interact?

• 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

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

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Rift

• Subduction Zone

Earth’s thinnest layer  is found in the __________.

• Outer core

• Inner core

• Crust

• Mantle

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

• Boundaries

• Plates

• Subduction zones

• Plate tectonics

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

• Subduction

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Erosion

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

• Glaciers

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Volcanoes

• Plates