8.ESS.2 Plate Tectonics Unit 3 Test

What is the primary driver of tectonic plate movement?

• Solar radiation

• Gravity

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Wind currents

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What are tectonic plates?

• Large pieces of Earth's atmosphere

• Large, rigid pieces of Earth's lithosphere

• Small fragments of Earth's core

• Fluid layers beneath Earth's crust

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Who proposed the hypothesis of Continental Drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed according to the Continental Drift hypothesis?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

Which of the following is NOT evidence for Continental Drift?

• The fit of South America and Africa

• Fossil records showing the same species on different continents

• Similar rock formations on different continents

• The presence of the same magnetic minerals in different continents

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What is the layer beneath the Earth's tectonic plates called?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

What type of plate boundary is characterized by two tectonic plates moving apart from each other?

• • Convergent Boundary

• • Transform Boundary

• • Divergent Boundary

• • Subduction Zone

• Which geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

• • Deep Ocean Trench

• • Deep Ocean Trench

• • Mid-Ocean Ridge

• • Mountain Range

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of plate boundary?

• • Divergent Boundary

• • Transform Boundary

• • Convergent Boundary

• • Subduction Zone

What occurs at a convergent boundary where oceanic crust meets continental crust?

• • Formation of a mid-ocean ridge

• • Creation of a transform fault

• • Subduction of oceanic crust

• • Formation of a rift valley

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