ASSESSMENT CARD 3

The concepts of plate tectonics state that the continents of Africa and south

             America are gradually approaching each other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Scientists believe that continents are larger now than they were in the past.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Seafloor spreading increases the size of the earth gradually.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tectonic plate drift in oceans of melted magma just below the surface of the

             Earth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of divergent plate boundary formation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What type of plate boundary can we associate with the movement of plates towards one another?

• convergent  

• divergent

• transform

• faults

What type of plate boundary can we associate with the movement of plates away

     from one another?

• convergent  

• divergent

• transform

• faults

What type of plate boundary can we associate with the movement of plates slide

     past each another?

• convergent  

• divergent

• transform

• faults

The East African rift system is an example of _________.  

• continental rifting 

• tectonic plate

• earthquake

• focus

Are energy waves that come from earthquakes when rocks suddenly break.

• Seismic waves 

• Tsunamis

• Earthquake

• Faults