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Tectonic Plates
Test Description: Theory of Tectonic Plates
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1) Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
A
Pangea
B
Mr. Whitesell
C
Alfred Wegener
D
Harry Hess
2) Scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth are called
A
Biologist
B
Geologist
C
Vetenarians
D
Astronomers
3) If one were to travel to the center of the Earth, pressure and temperature would both
A
Decrease
B
Increase
C
Be silly
D
Stay the same
4) Which layer of the Earth is immediately below the atmosphere?
A
Ocean
B
Mantle
C
Crust
D
Core
5) The Earth’s inner core is
A
Candy
B
Solid
C
Liquid
D
Gas
6) Where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
A
Convergent
B
Transform
C
Divergent
D
Fault
7) Where two plates spread apart
A
Transform
B
Convergent
C
Fault
D
Divergent
8) Where two plates come together
A
Convergent
B
DIvergent
C
Transform
D
Fault
9) Convection currents occur in what layer?
A
Atmosphere
B
Crust
C
Mantle
D
Core
10) Tectonic plates are located in what layer?
A
Lithosphere
B
Mantle
C
Outer Core
D
Asthenosphere
11) Breaks in Earth's crust are known as
A
Trenches
B
Faults
C
Valleys
D
Plates
12) The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid is known as
A
Convection
B
Energy
C
Radiation
D
Conduction
13) Earth's Lithosphere is broken into separate sections called
A
Plates
B
Trenches
C
Boundaries
D
Faults
14) A deer getting a drink of water from a pond would show an interaction of which two ………… spheres?
A
The atmosphere and hydrosphere
B
The geosphere and biosphere
C
The biosphere and hydrosphere
D
The cryosphere and atmosphere
15) The Earth's main source of energy is the
A
Biosphere
B
Sugar
C
Sun
D
Atmosphere
16) A kitten weighs 300 g and measures 20 cm long. This statement would be an example ……….. of a _______________observation
A
Subjective
B
Quantitative
C
Qualitative
17) The apple appears red to us because it reflects red and absorbs all the other colors.
A
False
B
True
18) Oceanic crust bends downward sinks back into the mantle is known as
A
Subduction
B
Fault
C
Convection
D
Divergent
19) Bounces sound waves off underwater objects then records the echoes
A
Ping-Pong
B
Infrared
C
Sonar
D
Electromagnetic
20) Pangea is the super continent that broke apart nearly 225 million years ago
A
True
B
False
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