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The presence of these on several continents support the idea of continental drift.
a) fossils
b) rocks
c) neither answer
d) both answers

Continental drift happens because of this
a) seafloor spreading
b) Pangaea
c) magnetic reversal
d) earthquakes

What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes and mountains
a) tranform
b) divergent
c) convergent
d) subduction

Ocean plates move under continent at
a) tranform boundaries
b) subduction zones
c) convection currents
d) divergent boundaries

What plate boundary is a place where plate tectonics slide past each other?
a) Convergent
b) Transform
c) Divergent
d) Subduction

What is Pangaea?
a) The name of a German scientist
b) The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
c) Another name for continental drift.
d) The name of an ancient fossil.

What is continental drift?
a) The idea that tectonic plates move very fast
b) The idea that the continents do not move
c) The idea that all the continents were once connected and have drifted apart
d) The idea that Pangaea still exists today

What idea did Alfred Wegener come up with?
a) Seafloor spreading
b) Plate tectonics
c) Magnetic reversals
d) Continental drift

A plate boundary is a place where two tectonic plates meet. There are several types of tectonic plate boundaries. Which statement below shows the correct definition of a tectonic plate boundary?
a) At a transform boundary, plates move apart.
b) At a convergent boundary, plates slide past each other.
c) At a divergent boundary, one plate sinks under another plate.
d) At a divergent boundary, plates separate.

What is the lithosphere
a) The upper mantle and the crust
b) The crust and the outer core
c) The outer core and the mantle
d) The mantle

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