ES Bridging Program Pre-test

What is the name of the supercontinent and super-ocean, respectively, presented by Alfred Wegener in his theory of continental drift?

• Pantheon; Panthalassa

• Pangaea; Pantheon

• Pangaea; Panthalassa

• Panthalassa; Pangaea

Which phenomena does NOT belong to the evidence presented by Wegener in his theory?

• Coastlines of continents fit together like a puzzle.

• Fossils of the same species were found on separate continents.

• Discovered climate records in continents are not consistent with their present location.

• Neanderthals showed in their cave drawings that night stars have changed orientation and position over time.

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?

• wind

• mantle convection

• expansion of earth

• ocean currents

What structure forms at the boundary between two oceanic plates diverging from each other?

• continental rift

• mid-oceanic ridge

• trench

• mountain ranges

Which type of crust is denser?

• Oceanic crust

• Continental Crust

• Pizza Crust

When two plates of VARYING DENSITIES collide and converge, which of the following is most likely to happen?

• The denser plate will move underneath the less dense plate

• The less dense plate will move underneath the denser plate

• The collision will form mountain ranges

• The collision will cause an earthquake

Which of the following features is likely to form when two continental plates collide?

• Trench

• Mid-oceanic ridge

• Subduction zone

• Mountain range

According to the seafloor spreading theory, a new ocean floor is created at ____ and destroyed at ______.

• mid - oceanic ridges, mid - oceanic ridges

• mountain ranges; trenches

• trenches; mid - oceanic ridges

• mid - oceanic ridges; trenches

A trench forms at which boundary?

• Divergent boundary
• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• None of the above

Refer to the image below. Two plates (shown as brown slabs) are above the mantle with the illustrated convection current. Which plate boundary describes boundary X?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary