Boundaries and Plate Tectonics Quiz

Name:

At what boundary do 2 plates pull apart?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform

At what boundary do 2 plates move towards one another?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform

At what boundary do 2 plates slide past one another?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform

What can be formed at divergent boundary that occurs on land?

• Mountain
• Rift valley
• Fault

What type of landform could occur at convergent plate boundary?

• Mountain
• Ocean trench
• Fault

Which scientist was the first to suggest the idea of Pangea?

• Alfred Wegner
• Albert Einstein
• Harry Hess
• Leonardo DaVinci

What was Pangea?

What evidence can be used to support the idea of Pangea?

• Scientists saw the continents move
• Similar fossils were found on continents that are now separated by oceans
• Scientists complete experiments to prove their hypothesis of Pangea

What is seafloor spreading?

• It is a process in which the seafloor stretches to grow
• It is when new oceanic crust is created at a divergent boundary as plates move apart
• It is when old oceanic crust crumbles and floats away as the plates move