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