CH. 11-12 practice quiz

Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence Wegener found to support his hypothesis?

• debris from glaciers in southern Africa

• mountains of similar age in North America and Scotland

• tracks of continents plowing through ocean floor rock

• identical Mesosaurus fossils in South America and Africa

Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift was finally confirmed by

• fossils from the same reptile found on two continents.

• evidence supporting the idea of sea-floor spreading.

• continental coastlines that fit together.

• the formation of mountain ranges such as the Andes.

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The study of paleomagnetism was key in proving Wegener's hypothesis because

• it provided evidence of sea-floor spreading.

• it proved that fossils in Africa and South America were identical.

• it indicated that tropical swamps covered areas that are now cold.

• it showed that mountains were formed by continental drift.

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Frequent earthquakes in an area may indicate

• tectonic plate boundaries

• sea-floor spreading

• mantle convection

• reverse polarity

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What occurs at a transform boundary?

• Two plates slide past each other horizontally.

• An ocean trench forms.

• An island arc forms.

• All of the above.

Subduction zones occur along which boundaries?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• a, b, and c

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A rift valley is evidence of which kind of plate boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• all of the above

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Earthquakes are associated with which type of plate boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• all of the above

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Tectonic plates predominantly move towards each other at what kind of plate boundary?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• hot spots

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Bathymetric (ocean depth) maps reveal that _____ can be found on the ocean floor?

• vast, flat plains

• heat "left over" from the formation of the planet.

• convection cells in the mantle.

• all of the above

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