Plate Tectonics Practice

Front

What theory did Alfred Wegener propose based on the observation that continents fit together like puzzle pieces?

Back

Continental drift.

Front

Which type of plate boundary does not cause volcanoes?

Back

Transform.

Front

What type of convergent boundary are the Himalayan mountains located on?

Back

Continental/Continental.

Front

What evidence supported Wegener's theory of continental drift?

Back

All of the following: Matching fossil plant remains, matching reptile remains, and nearly identical sedimentary rock types of the same age in widely separated locations.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

Subduction is when one tectonic plate slides under another.

Front

What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.

Front

What occurs at a convergent boundary?

Back

Plates move towards each other, often causing mountains or subduction.

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at transform boundaries?

Back

Earthquakes.