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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Plate tectonics and Continental Drift Game
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What kind of plate boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
A
divergent
B
transform
C
convergent
D
Rudolphian
2) Where in the continental US do we see evidence of plate movement?
A
The West Coast
B
Florida
C
The East Coast
D
The North Pole
3) What is the name of the supercontinent that broke apart to form the continents we know today?
A
Laurasia
B
Gondwana
C
Pangaea
D
Kwanza
4) What layer of Earth spins to create the magnetic field?
A
the inner core
B
the outer core
C
the dreidel
D
the asthenosphere
5) Earth's convection cells occur in which layer?
A
asthenosphere
B
stiffer mantle
C
chocolat-o-sphere
D
lithosphere
6) Temperature increases as you go deeper into the ______________
A
Earth
B
atmosphere
C
oven
D
ocean
7) Transform boundaries are areas where __________________
A
tectonic plates move apart
B
tectonic plates come together
C
dinner plates move past each other
D
tectonic plates move past each other
8) Which of the following is NOT one of Wegner's pieces of evidence for Continental Drift?
A
similar fossils found on different continents
B
similar mountains found on different sides of oceans
C
similar climate evidence found in places that have different climates today
D
similar gingerbread men found on different tables
9) What is the coolest solid layer of Earth
A
the crust
B
the solid inner core
C
the frosting
D
the stiffer mantle
10) What are Earth's inner and outer core are made out of?
A
quartz and potassium feldspar
B
silicon and oxygen
C
sugar and spice
D
iron and nickel
11) What geologic feature is formed when 2 continental plates converge?
A
gingerbread houses
B
rock snow
C
ridges
D
mountains
12) What material comes out of the Earth at seafloor spreading centers?
A
frosting
B
water
C
java
D
lava
13) Earth's crust is made up of mostly
A
oxygen and silica
B
turkey and gravy
C
iron and nickel
D
basalt and gabbro
14) What are Earth's lithospheric plates made of?
A
the asthenosphere and stiff mantle
B
chocolate chip cookie dough
C
the crust and rigid mantle
D
the stiffer mantle and outer core
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