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Plate Tectonics Test

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1) Which German scientist first proposed the idea of continental drift?

ANeils Bohr BLudwig van Beethoven CAlbert Einstein DAlfred Wegener

2) Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports continental drift theory?

AIdentical fossils were found on different continents BMost scientists did not believe Wegener's theory was true CThe continents' shapes match almost perfectly DWarm weather plant fossils were found in Antarctica

3) Which of the following statements is FALSE about convection currents?

ASince cold magma is denser than warm magma, cold magma falls BConvection currents take place in the mantle CWhen cold magma heats up, it becomes less dense and rises DCold magma is less dense than warm magma, so it rises

4) Which of the following is the correct order for the layers of Earth, starting from the outermost layer?

AOuter core, mantle, inner core, crust BCrust, mantle, outer core, inner core CInner core, outer core, mantle, crust DMantle, crust, outer core, inner core

5) Which type of plate boundary creates new crust?

ADivergent BContinental CConvergent DTransform

6) Earthquakes are the most powerful at which type of plate boundary?

AContinental BConvergent CDivergent DTransfom

7) How are continental and oceanic crust different?

AContinental crust is less denser, thicker, and made of granite BContinental crust is denser than oceanic crust and made of granite CContinental crust can only be found in South America DContinental crust is thinner than oceanic crust and denser

8) The process of magma escaping through mid-ocean ridges and paving the seafloor is called...

Aseafloor spreading Bconvection currents Ccontinental drift Dplat tectonics

9) Which of the following is most likely to be found at convergent plate boundaries?

Amidocean ridges BEarthquakes CSubduction zones DSeafloor spreading

10) What is Pangaea?

AThe type of plate boundary where earthquakes occur BThe supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago CThe scientist who discovered continental drift Da type of seafloor spreading

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