Plate Tectonics and Earth's Changes Quiz

What is the name of the theory that explains how continents have moved over time?

• Tectonic plate theory

• Earthquake theory

• Continental drift theory

• Volcanic theory

What did German scientist Alfred Wagner call the single supercontinent that he believed existed about 200 million years ago?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

What evidence did Alfred Wagner find to support his continental drift theory?

• Fossils of identical animals in different continents

• Volcanic eruptions in the ocean

• Meteorite impacts on land

• Glacial deposits in tropical regions

What did scientists discover on the ocean floor that supported the theory of seafloor spreading?

• Underwater mountain range

• Ancient shipwrecks

• Lost city of Atlantis

• Underwater oil reserves

What is the process called when the Earth's crust is cracked into tectonic plates?

• Lithospheric movement

• Plate tectonics

• Mantle circulation

• Crustal shifting

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates are moving apart?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Subduction zone

Where do most volcanoes occur in relation to tectonic plate boundaries?

• In the middle of tectonic plates

• Near convergent boundaries

• Near transform boundaries

• Near divergent boundaries

What is the name of the area where magma has found its way up through the Earth's crust, creating volcanic islands like Hawaii?

• Volcanic dome

• Magma hotspot

• Mantle vent

• Lava chamber

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates are colliding?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

• Convergent boundary

How were the Himalayas formed?

• By glacial erosion

• By volcanic eruptions

• By meteorite impacts

• By folding of the Earth's crust