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Plate Tectonics
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1) Which layer of the earth is hot, flowing and supports the moving plates?
A
mesosphere
B
lithosphere
C
core
D
asthenosphere
2) Which scientist proposed the ides of continental drift?
A
Alfred Wegener
B
Harry Hess
C
Robert Ballard
D
Arthur Holmes
3) Where are the oldest rocks found on Earth?
A
on continents
B
at mid-ocean ridges
C
in trenches
D
on volcanic islands
4) Which geological features are found at convergent plate boundaries?
A
mountains, islands, trenches
B
faults, earthquakes
C
trenches, ridges, mountains
D
mid-ocean ridges
5) Who proposed the idea of seafloor spreading?
A
Harry Hess
B
Arthur Holmes
C
Robert Ballard
D
Alfred Wegener
6) How long ago did Pangea split up?
A
180-225 million years ago
B
1 million years ago
C
500 million years ago
D
10-25 million years ago
7) Paleomagnetism of the ocean floor is used as evidence for
A
periodic reversals in the polarity of the Earth's magnetic field
B
changes in the Earth's rotation around the sun
C
subduction zones and trench formation
D
island formation over hot spots
8) Transform plate boundary movement results in which geological features?
A
earthquakes and faults
B
mountains
C
trenches
D
new crust formed at mid-ocean ridges
9) What are the driving forces for plate movement?
A
subduction and density
B
subduction and paleomagnetism
C
convection cells and subduction
D
convection cells and paleomagnetism
10) Which ocean has the most earthquakes and is known as the "Ring of Fire"
A
Pacific
B
Indian
C
Arctic
D
Atlantic
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