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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Discovering how continents move
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1) According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift,
A
Earth’s surface is made up of seven major landmasses.
B
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
C
The continents were once joined together in a single landmass.
D
The continents do not move.
2) What is Pangaea?
A
The name of an ancient fossil.
B
The name of a German scientist
C
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
D
Another name for continental drift.
3) What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
A
sonar
B
deep-sea diving
C
submarines
D
satellites
4) Alfred Wegener has many pieces of evidence for his theory of “Continental Drift”. Which of the following was not one of them?
A
Sonar Evidence
B
Rock Evidence
C
Climate Evidence
D
Fossil Evidence
5) In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
A
at the north and south poles
B
along mid-ocean ridges.
C
in deep-ocean trenches
D
along the edges of all the continents.
6) Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
A
conduction.
B
earthquakes.
C
Earth’s magnetic field.
D
convection currents in the mantle.
7) The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion due to convection currents in the mantle, is the theory of
A
subduction.
B
plate tectonics.
C
sea-floor spreading.
D
deep-ocean trenches
8) A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a: (San Andreas Fault is a good example)
A
transform boundary.
B
convergent boundary.
C
divergent boundary.
D
rift valley.
9) A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
A
deep-ocean trench.
B
mid-ocean ridge.
C
rift valley.
D
mountain range.
10) Which process or processes change the size and shape of the oceans?
A
Subduction only
B
both subduction and sea-floor spreading
C
none of the above
D
sea-floor spreading only
11) The Ring of Fire is an example of which kind of boundary?
A
convergent
B
divergent
C
oceanic
D
transform
12) The Mesosaurus is a reptile like organism that lived over 265 million years ago. Which statement is not correct about the Mesosaurus?
A
It lived in a freshwater water environment.
B
Supports the theory of Continental Drift.
C
Fossils were found on the continents of Africa and India.
D
Could not have lived in Salt water for long periods of time.
13) Which of the following Continents were not part of the Far Flung Fossil activity?
A
Australia
B
Asia
C
South America
D
India
14) Wegener inferred that the ancient plants Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus once lived on a single landmass that since split apart.
A
True
B
False
15) What is the motion of Earth's plates like?
A
fast and constant
B
slow and constant
C
slow and in stages
D
fast and in stages
16) Which theory describes the motion of and force driving Earth's plates?
A
first law of motion
B
third law of motion
C
continental drift
D
plate tectonics
17) Which features form the longest mountain ranges on Earth?
A
the Andes
B
the mid ocean ridges
C
the Rockies
D
the deep ocean trenches
18) Which process adds more crust to the ocean floor?
A
sea-floor spreading
B
suction
C
subduction
D
magnetic stripe
19) When It pertains to Iceland what kind of plate boundaries does the Island sit on?
A
divergent
B
transform
C
It is the only land mass not to be seated on a tectonic plate
D
convergent
20) Along the continental margins, the oceanic crust of the Atlantic ocean attaches to continental crust to get ?
A
None of these
B
wider
C
to stay the same
D
to shrink
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