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