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Chapter 8a Review Plate Tectonics
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1) What is a plateau?
A
A large raised pointed mountain
B
A grassy mountain
C
An area of raised flat land
D
A low area with a river running through it
2) Describe Earth’s outer core.
A
A hot solid
B
A very dense hot liquid
C
A cold blue solid
D
A hot blue solid
3) Where do Earth’s tectonic plates float?
A
On top of the lower mantle
B
On top of the crust
C
On top of the outer core
D
In the outer core
4) What makes Earth’s tectonic plates move?
A
Conduction in the crust
B
Convection currents in the mantle
C
Conduction in the mantle
D
Convection currents in the crust
5) In what layer of the Earth is most of Earth’s mass located?
A
Crust
B
Inner core
C
Mantle
D
Outer core
6) What is the lithosphere?
A
Earth’s crust and the upper or solid part of the mantle
B
Earth’s crust and the entire mantle
C
Earth’s crust and the inner core
D
Earth’s crust and the outer core
7) If you found a land animal fossil on the east coast of S. America. Where would you look for the same kind of fossil to help prove the theory of continental drift?
A
The west coast of S. America
B
The east coast of Africa
C
The west coast of Africa
D
The south coast of Africa
8) What is Pangaea?
A
Part of Wegener’s theory about continental drift, he thinks the continents were never connected, and will never connect again
B
Part of Wegener’s theory about continental drift, he felt all continents once fit together like a puzzle
C
None of the above
D
A theory that dinosaurs once lived on Earth
9) Why is Pangaea part of Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift?
A
Pangaea means half of Earth so it supports Wegener’s theory of continental drift
B
Pangaea is part of Wegener’s theory on space not continental drift
C
Pangaea represents all continents connected as one, continental drift says the continents were once connected as one
D
Pangaea is not part of Wegener’s theory of continental drift
10) What is seafloor spreading?
A
The seafloor pushes together and forms a mountain
B
The seafloor pushes together and forms ocean ridges
C
The seafloor spreads apart, magma rises and forms new crust called ocean ridges
D
The seafloor spreads and the ocean sinks down into Earth
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