Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Quiz

What is the yellow band of rocks near the peak of Mount Everest made of?

• Sandstone

• Granite

• Limestone

• Marble

What is the average depth of the ocean?

• 1 kilometer

• 5 kilometers

• 2 kilometers

• 3.7 kilometers

What is the theory that explains why the Earth's crust moves and behaves the way it does?

• Glaciation

• Volcanism

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

Who is widely attributed to the hypothesis of continental drift?

• Charles Richter

• Robert Deitz

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegner

What did Alfred Wegner call the giant land mass that he hypothesized existed?

• Rodinia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

What did Harry Hess and Robert Deitz propose as the mechanism for the movement of continents?

• Glacial movement

• Sea floor spreading

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tidal forces of the moon and sun

What is the process that deforms the lithosphere and causes things like volcanism and earthquakes?

• Glaciation

• Tectonic activity

• Erosion

• Magnetism

What is the average elevation of most land on Earth?

• 3 kilometers

• 2 kilometers

• Above 1 kilometer

• 600 meters

What is the major flaw in the hypothesis of continental drift proposed by Alfred Wegner?

• Lack of supporting evidence

• Inaccurate data

• Incorrect observations

• Weak mechanism

Where does tectonic activity overwhelmingly tend to occur according to plate tectonic theory?

• In the middle of tectonic plates

• At the boundaries of tectonic plates

• In the oceanic crust

• In the continental crust