Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading Quiz

What is the theory that explains how the continents have moved over time?

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Earthquake Theory

• Volcanic Eruptions

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

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

Which theory explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Pangaea

True or False: The continents are fixed and have never moved.

• Sometimes true

• Partially true

• True

• False

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

• oceanic convergence

• subduction

• seafloor spreading

• continental drift

Which scientist proposed the theory of Continental Drift?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of Continental Drift?

• Observation of tectonic plates, analysis of seismic waves, and study of volcanic activity

• Fit of the continents, distribution of fossils and rock formations, patterns of glacial deposits and ancient climate indicators

• Investigation of magnetic field variations, analysis of earthquake patterns, and study of oceanic crust

• Analysis of ocean currents, study of coral reefs, and examination of underwater topography

What are the large sections of Earth's lithosphere called?

• Continents

• tectonic plates

• Oceans

• Mountains

Which theory suggests that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several plates that move and interact with each other?

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Pangaea

• Plate Tectonics

What is the name of the process by which tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

• collision

• compression

• subduction

• convergence