What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

Exploring Plate Tectonics Quiz

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6th Grade
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Shellie Koski
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
Subduction
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction Zone
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?
Subduction
Convection
Divergence
Transformation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scientist is credited with the theory of Continental Drift?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What feature is commonly found at a divergent boundary in the ocean?
Ocean Trench
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Mountain Range
Volcanic Island
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of plate movement involves plates sliding past each other horizontally?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subductive
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?
Gondwana
Laurasia
Pangaea
Atlantis
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