Chapter 6 Plate Tectonics Map Question Preview (ID: 422)
Continental Drift, Seafloor Spreading, And Plate Tectonics.
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What can be found at the boundary between the Arabian plate and the Eurasian plate?
a) Mountains
b) All the choices
c) Earthquakes
d) Valleys
Which are two types of crust?
a) Mantle and Core
b) None of the choices
c) Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
d) Oceanic and Continental
Which of the following is TRUE for evidence supporting Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?
a) They found animal fossils of a type of dinosaur that could not swim in saltwater, but the fossils of this animal were found i
b) A plant fossil was found on 5 different continents and the fact that the plant could have travelled across the oceans means t
c) Rock structures and layers are similar on many of the continents means that perhaps the continents were all together.
d) All of the choices
Which of the following gives steps of seafloor spreading in the CORRECT order?
a) Plates move away from each other, magma rises, magma cools to form new crust, the old seafloor is spread apart
b) Magma rises, plates move apart, magma cools to form new crust, and the old seafloor is spread apart.
c) Plates move toward each other, magma rises, magma cools to form new crust, and the old seafloor is spread apart
d) None of the choices
Which is the correct order of the layers of Earth from exterior to interior?
a) crust, core, mantle
b) core, mantle, crust
c) crust, mantle, core
d) None of the choices
Which is the plastic-like layer on Earth?
a) Asthenosphere
b) Lithosphere
c) Core
d) None of the choices
What causes plates to move?
a) Wind
b) Gravity
c) Convection currents
d) None of the choices
The drifting of continents is caused by the movement of plates in which layer?
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Crust
d) None of the choices
Which boundary causes earthquakes, valleys, and ridges to form?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) None of the choices
Which is a boundary that involves two plates sliding past one another or alongside one another?
a) Convergent
b) Divergent
c) Transform
d) None of the choices
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