8.9AB Plate Tectonic Theory Quiz

What is the outer layer of Earth divided into according to plate tectonic theory?

• Crust and mantle

• Lithosphere and asthenosphere

• Mantle and core

• Outer core and inner core

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Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Richard Oldham

• Charles Richter

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

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

• All of the above

• Coasts of the continents look like they could fit together

• Matching rocks on different continents

• Fossils of the same animals on different continents

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What did scientists discover in the 1960's that led to the development of plate tectonic theory?

• Sea level rise

• Glacial retreat

• Sea floor spreading

• Ocean acidification

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What land feature is formed at divergent boundaries on land?

• Trenches

• Mountains

• Rifts

• Canyons

What type of convergence results in the formation of the Himalayas?

• Continental/Oceanic Convergence

• Oceanic/Oceanic Convergence

• Continental/Continental Convergence

• Oceanic/Continental Convergence

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What land feature is formed when oceanic crust sinks beneath the continental crust?

• Rifts

• Trenches

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

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What type of boundary results in faulting and earthquakes?

• Subduction boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What technology can scientists use to observe how the surface of Earth is changing?

• Lidar

• Satellites

• Radar

• Sonar

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What can scientists measure to track how the plates are changing?

• Wind speed

• Seismic activity

• Atmospheric pressure

• Temperature

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