Plate Tectonics Quiz

What is the theory that explains the structure and behavior of the Earth?

• Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Relativity

• Theory of Evolution

• Continental Drift

Who proposed the idea of continental drift and the supercontinent Pangaea?

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

• Bruce Heezen

• Marie Tharp

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

• Spatial distribution of fossils

• Location of rock types

• All of the above

• Trends of mountain ranges

What did the physiographic map of the Atlantic ocean floor reveal?

• All of the above

• Flat featureless plain

• Mountains and valleys

• Deep trenches

What is the process by which new seafloor is formed and old seafloor is recycled?

• Continental drift

• Subduction

• Plate collision

• Seafloor spreading

What is the name of the fracture lines that crisscross the mid-oceanic ridges?

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Trenches

• Fault lines

• Continental shelves

What is the name of the process where the oceanic crust is pushed beneath the continental crust?

• Seafloor spreading

• Subduction

• Plate collision

• Continental drift

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction zone

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally?

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction zone

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What is the name of the mountain range formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates?

• Alps

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayas

• Andes