Plate Tectonics

What is the process called when heat circulates throughout the mantle and causes the lithosphere to move on the surface?

• conduction
• radiation
• subduction
• convection

What plate is found in between the Pacific and The North American plates?

• Juan de Fuca Plate
• Nazca Plate
• Cocos Plate
• Caribbean Plate

What is the name of the man who suggested the continental drift theory?

• Alpred Wigener

• Alfred Wegner

• Alex Wegner

• Alfred Wegener

The ------ is made up of multiple parts, which move relative to one another

Convection currents take place in the ------

The process when mid-ocean ridges erupt, creating new material on the seafloor.

• seafloor formation

• subduction

• seafloor spreading
• seafloor softening

The 3 distinct types of plate boundaries are

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and subduction boundaries
• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries
• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and collision boundaries
• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and sliding boundaries

The ---- in Africa is an example of a divergent plate boundary

This plate is the southernmost plate on Earth

• Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Scotia Plate

This was the name of the ocean that surrounded Pangaea.

• Panthalessa

• Panthelassa

• Pancake

• Panthalassa