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Plate Tectonics Test
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1) Which German scientist first proposed the idea of continental drift?
A
Alfred Wegener
B
Neils Bohr
C
Ludwig van Beethoven
D
Albert Einstein
2) Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports continental drift theory?
A
Most scientists did not believe Wegener's theory was true
B
The continents' shapes match almost perfectly
C
Identical fossils were found on different continents
D
Warm weather plant fossils were found in Antarctica
3) Which of the following statements is FALSE about convection currents?
A
Convection currents take place in the mantle
B
When cold magma heats up, it becomes less dense and rises
C
Since cold magma is denser than warm magma, cold magma falls
D
Cold magma is less dense than warm magma, so it rises
4) Which of the following is the correct order for the layers of Earth, starting from the outermost layer?
A
Mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
B
Outer core, mantle, inner core, crust
C
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
D
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
5) Which type of plate boundary creates new crust?
A
Divergent
B
Continental
C
Convergent
D
Transform
6) Earthquakes are the most powerful at which type of plate boundary?
A
Divergent
B
Convergent
C
Continental
D
Transfom
7) How are continental and oceanic crust different?
A
Continental crust is denser than oceanic crust and made of granite
B
Continental crust can only be found in South America
C
Continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust and denser
D
Continental crust is less denser, thicker, and made of granite
8) The process of magma escaping through mid-ocean ridges and paving the seafloor is called...
A
seafloor spreading
B
plat tectonics
C
continental drift
D
convection currents
9) Which of the following is most likely to be found at convergent plate boundaries?
A
Earthquakes
B
Subduction zones
C
Seafloor spreading
D
midocean ridges
10) What is Pangaea?
A
a type of seafloor spreading
B
The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
C
The type of plate boundary where earthquakes occur
D
The scientist who discovered continental drift
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