Plate Tectonics Review

Who was the first person to propose the idea of continental drift?

• Abraham Ortelius

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener?

• Rodinia

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

What type of evidence did Wegener use to prove his idea of continental drift?

• Fossils

• Landslides

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the study of the history of Earth's magnetic field called?

• Paleomagnetism

• Seismology

• Magentology

• Geomorphology

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

What is the process called when new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges over and over again?

• Transform boundary

• Convection

• Seafloor spreading

• Subduction

What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates are moving apart?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

What type of boundary is formed when two continental plates collide?

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Subduction Zone

What process happens when the weight of an elevated ridge pushes an oceanic plate down below?

• Ridge push

• Slab pull

• Plate movement

• Mantle convection

What process happens as the weight of the subducting plate pulls the trailing lithosphere down under?

• Mantle convection

• Plate movement

• Slab pull

• Ridge push

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the transfer of thermal energy from one place to another called?

• Subduction

• Transform boundary

• Convection

• Seafloor spreading

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5