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Test Description: MS 8.4b; describe the cause and effect relationship between the composition of and movement within the Earth's lithosphere.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The presence of the same ____ on several continents supports the hypothesis of Continental Drift
A
neither
B
fossils
C
both
D
rocks
2) The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called...
A
convection
B
magnetic reversal
C
continental drift
D
continental slope
3) Plates move apart at ___ boundaries.
A
stable
B
divergent
C
convergent
D
transform
4) The results of plate movement can be seen at...
A
abyssal plains
B
ocean margins
C
plate boundaries
D
plate centers
5) The boundary between two plates moving together is called...
A
transform boundary
B
lithosphere
C
convergent boundary
D
divergent boundary
6) Plates slide past one another at...
A
transform boundaries
B
convection currents
C
divergent boundaries
D
subduction zones
7) Active volcanoes are most likely to form at...
A
the center of the continent
B
divergent boundaries
C
convergent oceanic-continental boundaries
D
transform boundaries
8) ____ are formed when two continental plates collide.
A
Strike-slip faults
B
Rift valleys
C
Mountain ranges
D
Volcanoes
9) A ___ forms where two oceanic plates collide.
A
transform boundaries
B
subduction zone
C
hot spot
D
rift valley
10) A lack of explanation for continental drift prevented many scientist from accepting that a single supercontinent called ____ once existed.
A
Pangaea
B
Glomar
C
Wegener
D
Glossopteris
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