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Test Description: Plate Tectonics
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who was the founder of Plate Tectonic Theory?
A
Alfred Wegener
B
Harry Hess
C
Teddy Roosevelt
D
Bill Nye
2) The device for detecting objects/terrain underwater by means of sound waves sent out to be reflected by the objects/terrain is called:
A
Kevlar
B
SCUBA
C
Magnetometer
D
Sonar
3) Plate tectonics is:
A
the theory that plates under the ocean give off low level sound frequencies.
B
unproven and scientists instead use the theory of relativity.
C
the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
D
Alfred Wegener’s original theory that was rejected by other scientists.
4) Earth's magnetic field never changes.
A
True
B
False
5) ________________ found alternating bands of rocks and recorded normal and reversed polarity that were arranged symmetrically around mid-ocean ridges.
A
Stereo frequencies
B
Magnetometers
C
Sonar consoles
D
Large underwater collection stations
6) Plate tectonic theory was proven in 1860 by Chinese fishing boat captains.
A
True
B
False
7) Two important figures in proving the theory of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics were:
A
Proctor and Gamble
B
Watson and Crick
C
Wegener and Hess
D
Batman and Robin
8) The seafloor is:
A
is actually fresh water.
B
completely flat and packed with sand.
C
comprised of canyons, trenches, and volcanic sea mountains.
D
too deep to explore.
9) Harry Hess continued his work while enlisted as a ship captain in the military.
A
True
B
False
10) Seafloor spreading is caused by:
A
marine life carcasses floating to the bottom of the ocean.
B
magma pushing up through oceanic crust, pushing plates apart.
C
machines fracking for natural gas.
D
pollution from plastic bottles and computer waste.
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