Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Quiz Unit 4A Extra Credit

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle. True or False?

• Only true for the moon

• Partly true

• True

• False

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• North, South, East

• Hot, Cold, Warm

• Divergent, Convergent, Transform

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago?

• Gondwana

• Atlantis

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

What is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed by the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges?

• Tectonic plate collision

• Seafloor spreading

• Glacial melting

• Volcanic eruption

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What is the name of the theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that suggested that continents are not fixed but have moved over time?

• Stagnant Plate Concept

• Immovable Land Hypothesis

• Static Continent Theory

• Continental Drift Theory

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

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

• Weather patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges

• Fossil evidence, rock formations, and the fit of the continents

• Volcanic eruptions, earthquake activity, and soil composition

• Moon phases, tides, and magnetic field variations

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What is the name of the process by which the Earth's continents move over time?

• Continental shift

• Earth's rotation

• Mountain formation

• Plate tectonics

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What is the name of the current supercontinent that is predicted to form in the future?

• Pangaea Proxima

• Laurasia Major

• Rodinia Maxima

• Gondwana Ultima

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What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary