Continental Drift

Multiple Choice

Continental crust is

• thin and sandy

• dense and thin

• thick and less dense

• rough and dense

Multiple Choice

What is the primary force driving the movement of tectonic plates?

• Gravitational pull from the moon

• Earth's rotation

• Mantle convection currents

• Slab Pull

Multiple Choice

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

• Subduction

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Transform Faulting

Multiple Choice

The place where two different plates have contact is called

• subduction

• trench

• fault

• plate boundary

Multiple Choice

Which type of boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

• Convergent Boundaries

• Transform Boundaries

• Divergent Boundaries

• Plate Tectonics

Multiple Choice

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

Multiple Choice

At which type of boundary do tectonic plates move towards each other?

• Divergent Boundaries

• Transform Boundaries

• Convergent Boundaries

• Seafloor Spreading