Plate Tectonics

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support the theory of continental drift?

• weather patterns, erosion rates, and mountain ranges

• oceanic trench formation, volcanic activity, and plate tectonics

• paleontological evidence, magnetic field data, and seismic activity

• fit of the continents, matching fossil evidence, and similar rock formations

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountains?

• subduction

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

What is the process called when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• convergence

• subduction

• collision

• compression

What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• transform boundary

• subduction boundary

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

• Plate Tectonics

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquake Theory

• Continental Drift

What is the name of the layer of Earth that is broken into tectonic plates?

• lithosphere

• core

• mantle

• crust

What is the name of the process by which new oceanic crust is formed?

• seafloor spreading

• continental drift

• oceanic drift

• tectonic shifting