CGC1DP Plate Tectonics Check In

Who created the theory of Continental Drift?

• David Suzuki

• Alfred Wegener

• Cindy Lauper

• Albert Einstein

When two plates are moving TOWARDS each other, this results in a ____________ boundary

When two plates are moving AWAY from each other, this results in a __________________________ boundary

When two plates are sliding BESIDE each other, this results in a __________________________ boundary

An example of a divergent plate boundary is...

• The Himalayan Mountain Range

• The San Andreas Fault

• The San Andreas Fault

An example of a convergent plate boundary is...

• The Himalaya Mountain Range

• The San Andreas Fault

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

An example of a transform plate boundary is...

• The Himalaya Mountain Range

• The San Andreas Fault

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

The supercontinent was known as _____________________.

Convection currents happen within which layer of the Earth?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

The earths crust is cold

• true

• false