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Chapter 9 Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Review for chapter 9
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1) What do bands of rock alternating magnetic orientation indicate?
A
become stronger
B
reversed itself in the past
C
weakened
D
remained the same
2) Continental drift was not widely accepted when it was first proposed because____?
A
Mantle convection currents weren't in motion at that time
B
Continental landmasses were too big to move
C
magnetic and sonar data proved that Wegener's hypothesis was incorrect
D
Wegener couldn't explain the how or why continents formed
3) Many early mapmakers thought earths continents had moved based on_______
A
plate boundary locations
B
Fossil evidence
C
matching coastlines
D
climatic data
4) Wegener believe the continents were assembled as part of a supercontinent______years ago
A
300
B
500
C
250
D
400
5) Continental drift states that continents have moved_____to their current locations
A
very little
B
quickly
C
slowly
D
Vertically
6) The_____beneath continents and the seafloor is made of molten rock
A
mantle
B
continents
C
Lithosphere
D
plate tectonics
7) The crust and upper mantle make up the _____
A
hydrsosphere
B
asthenosphere
C
outer core
D
lithosphere
8) plates collide together at____?
A
convergent plate boundaries
B
divergent plate boundaries
C
subduction zones
D
transform plate boundaries
9) Earth's plasticlike layer
A
Mid-Ocean Ridge
B
subduction zone
C
Lithosphere
D
asthenosphere
10) The main points of evidence for_____are fossils, rocks, and climate
A
mid0ocean ridge
B
Plate Tectonics
C
sea-floor spreading
D
continental drift
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