Tectonic plates Intro

Tectonic plates Intro

Multiple Choice

Tectonic plates consist of

• Continental crust

• Oceanic crust

• Both oceanic and continental crust

Multiple Choice

The idea that the continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and moved is

• Tectonic plates

• Continental drift

• Pangea

Multiple Choice

Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...

• America, Greenland, and Europe

• South Africa, India, Australia

• all of Earth’s continents

• Antarctica, India, and America

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

• Asthenosphere

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Core

Multiple Choice

This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• George Clooney

• Fred Calfred

• Denzel Washington