Finals Review

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, what did the continents once form?

• The continents once formed a series of connected peninsulas.

• The continents once formed a single landmass called Pangaea.

• The continents once formed a large ocean.

• The continents once formed multiple separate islands.

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What is the name of the supercontinent mentioned in Wegener's hypothesis?

• Gondwana

• Atlantis

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

• Climate patterns and ocean currents

• Astronomical observations and star patterns

• Fossil records and geological formations

• Human migration and cultural similarities

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What was the main objection to Wegener's hypothesis?

• Contradiction with existing geological theories

• Lack of evidence for continental drift

• Inability to explain the mechanism of drift

• all of the above

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What is the longest feature on Earth's surface according to the section on sea-floor spreading?

• Sahara Desert

• Great Barrier Reef

• Andes Mountains

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Paleomagnetism is the study of what?

• The age of fossils

• The magnetic properties of rocks and sediments

• The formation of mountains

• The behavior of ancient animals

Name the three types of plate boundaries.

• Divergent, Lateral, Transform

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Convergent, Divergent, Lateral

• Convergent, Lateral, Transform

What occurs at divergent boundaries?

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates remain stationary

• Plates move away from each other

• Plates move towards each other

A continental volcanic arc is:

• a) a series of volcanoes formed by hotspot activity

• b) a chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate

• c) a type of volcanic island chain

• d) a volcanic region located in the middle of a tectonic plate

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A convection current is:

• a) a type of heat transfer that occurs in a vacuum.

• b) a type of heat transfer that involves the movement of fluid.

• c) a type of heat transfer that occurs in solids.

• d) a type of heat transfer that does not involve movement.

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