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Continental Drift And Plate Tectonics
Test Description: This test covers major concepts in continental drift and some of plate tectonics.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
A
Charles Darwin
B
Alfred Wegener
C
Albert Einstein
D
Authur Holmes
2) Who stated that super heated liquids under the Earth's surface were responsible for continental drift?
A
Authur Holmes
B
Albert Einstein
C
Charles Darwin
D
Alfred Wegener
3) Wegener explained _______ happened in his theory of continental drift.
A
why
B
when
C
what
D
how
4) Holmes explain _____ continental drift occurred.
A
why
B
how
C
when
D
what
5) What is created when the sea floor spreads?
A
lava
B
magma
C
big holes
D
new crust
6) Mountain chains built by sea-floor spreading on the ocean floor are called
A
oceanic chains
B
oceanic folds
C
oceanic volcanoes
D
oceanic ridges
7) Why is sea-floor spreading considered constructive?
A
It destroys volcanoes
B
It destroys old crust
C
It is used to build buildings
D
It builds new crust
8) What is the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into 7 major peices?
A
Pieces of Earth
B
Plate Tectonics
C
Continental drift
D
Earth Plates
9) How far do Earth's tectonic plates move each year?
A
4-8 cm
B
3-9 cm
C
1-2 cm
D
2-10 cm
10) What is the place called where 2 tectonic plates meet?
A
Plate meeting
B
Plate division
C
Plate boundary
D
Plate edges
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