Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is the main focus of the chapter 'Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds'?

• The driving forces of plate motion

• The measurement of plate motion

• The history of plate tectonic theory

• The development of plate tectonic theory

What was Alfred Wegener's continental drift hypothesis?

• The theory that continents drift and change their positions over time

• The theory that continents are fixed and do not move

• The theory that ocean basins are fixed and do not move

• The theory that ocean basins drift and change their positions over time

What evidence did Wegener present to support his continental drift hypothesis?

• The continental jigsaw puzzle and matching fossils

• Ancient climates

• Rock types and geologic features

• The continental jigsaw puzzle, matching fossils, rock types and geologic features, and ancient climates

What are the major differences between Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere?

• Lithosphere is liquid and asthenosphere is solid

• Lithosphere is solid and asthenosphere is liquid

• Lithosphere is weak and asthenosphere is rigid

• Lithosphere is rigid and asthenosphere is weak

What type of plate boundary results in the formation of new oceanic lithosphere?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• None of the above

Where can oceanic-continental convergence be found?

• The Pacific Ring of Fire

• The San Andreas Fault

• The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• The Himalayas

What evidence is used to support the plate tectonics theory?

• All of the above

• Geologic measurement of plate motion and measuring plate motion from space

• Seafloor spreading, continental rifting, and plate motion measurement

• Ocean drilling, mantle plumes and hot spots, and paleomagnetism

How is plate motion measured?

• Plate motion cannot be measured

• Paleomagnetism and seafloor spreading

• Ocean drilling and mantle plumes

• Geologic measurement of plate motion and measuring plate motion from space

What are the primary driving forces of plate motion?

• Convection and mantle plumes

• Slab pull and ridge push

• Ridge push and convection

• Convection and slab pull

What is the process of seafloor spreading?

• The movement of the seafloor away from the mid-ocean ridge

• The movement of the seafloor towards the mid-ocean ridge

• The sinking of the seafloor into the mantle

• The rising of the seafloor from the mantle