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Plate Tectonics Test
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1) Which German scientist first proposed the idea of continental drift?
A
Ludwig van Beethoven
B
Alfred Wegener
C
Albert Einstein
D
Neils Bohr
2) Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports continental drift theory?
A
Warm weather plant fossils were found in Antarctica
B
The continents' shapes match almost perfectly
C
Most scientists did not believe Wegener's theory was true
D
Identical fossils were found on different continents
3) Which of the following statements is FALSE about convection currents?
A
When cold magma heats up, it becomes less dense and rises
B
Cold magma is less dense than warm magma, so it rises
C
Convection currents take place in the mantle
D
Since cold magma is denser than warm magma, cold magma falls
4) Which of the following is the correct order for the layers of Earth, starting from the outermost layer?
A
Mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
B
Outer core, mantle, inner core, crust
C
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
D
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
5) Which type of plate boundary creates new crust?
A
Divergent
B
Transform
C
Continental
D
Convergent
6) Earthquakes are the most powerful at which type of plate boundary?
A
Transfom
B
Divergent
C
Continental
D
Convergent
7) How are continental and oceanic crust different?
A
Continental crust is denser than oceanic crust and made of granite
B
Continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust and denser
C
Continental crust is less denser, thicker, and made of granite
D
Continental crust can only be found in South America
8) The process of magma escaping through mid-ocean ridges and paving the seafloor is called...
A
continental drift
B
seafloor spreading
C
plat tectonics
D
convection currents
9) Which of the following is most likely to be found at convergent plate boundaries?
A
Subduction zones
B
Seafloor spreading
C
Earthquakes
D
midocean ridges
10) What is Pangaea?
A
a type of seafloor spreading
B
The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
C
The type of plate boundary where earthquakes occur
D
The scientist who discovered continental drift
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