Understanding Plate Tectonics

Who first proposed the theory that continents were once connected and have drifted apart?

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wagner

• Isaac Newton

What is the term for the process where hot magma rises, cools, and then sinks, driving plate movement?

• Slab suction

• Slab pull

• Ridge push

• Mantle convection

Which mechanism describes the movement of a plate caused by the formation of new rock at mid-ocean ridges?

• Earthquake push

• Slab pull

• Ridge push

• Mantle convection

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move towards each other?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Static

What is the name of the boundary where plates slide past each other in opposite directions?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Compression boundary