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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Plate Tectonics review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Theory is
A
Something that Alfred Wegener developed
B
A fact
C
What makes the continents drift apart
D
An idea supported by a lot of evidence
2) A convergent boundary is
A
What the Earth looked like 300 million years ago
B
When two plates are sliding past each other in opposite directions
C
When two plates are moving away from each other
D
When two plates are moving towards each other
3) Plate Tectonic Theory
A
States that the tectonic plates float on top of the liquid rock part of the mantle
B
Is false
C
Is the same thing as the Continental Drift Theory
D
States that the continents used to be one big supercontinent
4) The Himalayas were formed by a
A
Divergent boundary
B
Volcano
C
Transform boundary
D
Convergent boundary
5) The Earth's crust is
A
broken into about 4 pieces
B
broken into about 30 pieces
C
one solid piece
D
called the asthenosphere
6) The lithosphere is made of
A
The crust and the very top part of the mantle
B
The liquid part of the mantle, where convection currents happen
C
Nickel and iron
D
Magma
7) The tectonic plates move because of
A
The inner core
B
Convection currents in the asthenosphere
C
Alfred Wegener
D
The lithosphere is broken into pieces
8) What is a plate boundary?
A
The type of boundary that always melts into the mantle
B
The area where to plates meet and collide, separate, or slide past each other.
C
The type of instrument used for eating food.
D
The area just below the outer core
9) A rift valley or deep ocean trench is caused by a
A
Convergent boundary
B
Divergent boundary
C
Big explosion
D
Transform boundary
10) The San Andreas Fault is an example of a
A
Divergent boundary
B
Convergent boundary
C
Hole in the lithosphere
D
Transform boundary
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