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Plate Tectonics
Test Description: Plate Tectonics
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1) The theory that the continents were at one time a single landmass that broke apart and moved into the positions they are in today is called the theory of _______.
A
jigsaw theory
B
continental drift
C
Pangaea
D
continental floating
2) This is the name of the single, giant landmass or continent that broke apart.
A
the Big Landmass
B
ring of fire
C
Alland
D
Pangaea
3) ________ first stated the modern theory of continental drift.
A
Alfred Wegener (pronounced vah-gun-er)
B
Galileo
C
Sir Issac Newton
D
Madame Laurasia Gondwanaland
4) Alfred Wegener supported his theory of continental drift by showing how the continents________ like a puzzle.
A
used to be all ice
B
could have all been mountains
C
could fit together
D
float aimlessly in the ocean
5) The _______ of once-living organisms on more than one continent also supports the theory of continental drift.
A
Bundestad
B
parents
C
fossils
D
carcasses
6) This is an ocean-floor feature resembling a mountain range on land.
A
trench
B
mid-ocean ridge
C
monolith
D
Alps
7) This is a flat area between two ridges that is formed by spreading plates.
A
rift valley
B
Shenandoah Valley
C
deforestation
D
Apple Valley
8) In the ocean, when magma rises through the crust, it cools and forms new crust on both sides of a rift. What is this process called?
A
ocean floor manspreading
B
sea floor sreading
C
Great Rift Valley
D
ocean trench
9) On the ocean floor, there are deep canyons called _____.
A
holes
B
basalt
C
trenches
D
chutes
10) The areas in which oceanic crust is forced back down into ocean trenches are called _____.
A
subduction zones
B
Pangaea
C
mantle
D
fossil evidence
11) This is a large, solid piece of Earth's surface.
A
ring of fire
B
trench
C
tectonic plate
D
canyon
12) This is the theory that Earth's crust is broken into plates that float on the upper part of the mantle.
A
theory of Pangaea
B
theory of fossil evidence
C
theory of earthquakes
D
theory of the ring of fire
13) This is the movement of a gas or liquid caused by changes in temperature.
A
convection currents
B
conduction currents
C
radiation currents
D
volcanology
14) This is the place where two tectonic plates meet.
A
subduction zone
B
plate boundary
C
cup boundary
D
plate line
15) When two tectonic plates slide past each other, it's known as a ________.
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
magma chamber
C
transform boundary
D
geothermal energy
16) When two tectonic plates move away from each other, it's known as a __________.
A
transformation boundary
B
magma chamber
C
divergent boundary
D
convergent boundary
17) When two tectonic plates push toward each other, it's known as a _______.
A
magma boundary
B
convergent boundary
C
diverform boundary
D
transformation boundary
18) The San Andreas fault line in California is an example of what kind of plate boundary?
A
diverticulitis
B
transform
C
convergent
D
divergent
19) Fossils of the freshwater Mesosaurus have been found in both Africa and South America. Since the mesosaurus couldn't swim in the salty water, this is evidence for what theory?
A
theory of Pangaea
B
theory of the ring of fire
C
theory of continental drift
D
theory of the mid-ocean ridge
20) The word Pangaea means ____________.
A
Wegenerland
B
big land
C
all lands
D
puzzle land
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