Plate Tectonic/Continental Drift Unit Test

An irregularly shaped massive slab of rock where the continents lie.

• Boundaries

• Convetion

• Fossils

• Tectonic Plates

Which of the following is the layer of the Earth that is made up of the crust and the upper mantle?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Subduction Zone

• Inner Core

The idea that ther used to bea supercontinent that broke into pieces and move away from each other about 200 million years, ago, led Alfred Wegener to propose a theory called?

• Plate Tectonic Theory

• Seafloor Spreading Theory

• Continental Drift

• None of the above

The transfer of heat due to the movement of fluid from high temprtature to low temperature.

• Convection

• magma

• Heat Transfer

• Conduction

Wegener compared fossils and rock formations in North America and Asia saying they match; and that these two continents could fit together like puzzle pieces.

• True

• False

The oceanic crust is composed of seas, oceans, and other bodies of water.

• True

• False

Which of the following supported Wegener's proposal?

Mark all that apply.

• Matching fossil remains found in two continents

• Matching rock formations in two continents

• Two continents that can fit together like puzzle pieces

• Glaciation

Hess proposed that seafloor separates at mid-oceanic ridges where new crust forms due to rising magma. What theory does this suggest?

• Plate Tectonic Theory

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• None of the above

Which of the following is the result of the movement and interaction of the tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes

• Mountain Building

• Volcanic Eruptions

• All the above

The Earth's continents were once part of a supercontinent called.

• Pacifica

• Pangaea

• Asia

• Eurasia