Plate Tectonics Quiz

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

• Alfred Wegener

• Marie Tharp

• Harry Hess

• Robert Dietz

Which of these is evidence of plate tectonics?

• Fossil distribution

• Rock types

• Magnetic barcode in rocks

• Trends of mountain ranges

What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

• Convergent boundary

• Collision boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What is the name of the giant trench in the center of the Atlantic Ocean?

• Himalayas

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• East Pacific Rise

• Peru Chile Trench

What is the name of the area surrounding the basin of the Pacific Ocean known for its high volcanic and earthquake activity?

• Mediterranean Belt

• Indian Ocean Trench

• Atlantic Ridge

• Pacific Ring of Fire

What process forms a subduction zone and a giant trench at convergent plate boundaries?

• Seafloor spreading

• Magma eruption

• Crust subduction

• Continental drift

What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?

• Seafloor spreading

• Subduction

• Continental drift

• Plate tectonics

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

Which type of plate boundary occurs where two plates move apart?

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Collision boundary

Is it possible for modern creatures like humans or elephants to become fossilized?

• Yes, anything can be fossilized in any conditions even jellyfish in magma

• Yes, any bone with enough time and the right conditions can become a fossil

• No, fossils can only be formed in older geological ages

• No, fossils are not formed anymore only in the past