Quizizz - 8 Plate Tectonics

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What was the name of the supercontinent that existed when all continents were joined together?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

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Who was the German scientist that proposed the idea of the supercontinent?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Johannes Kepler

• Max Planck

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How do the continents appear to fit together according to the learning material?

• Like a crossword puzzle

• Like a jigsaw puzzle

• Like a maze

• Like a mosaic

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Who proposed the hypothesis that continents are in constant motion on the surface of the Earth?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

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What is the term used to describe the gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface through geological time?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Mountain Building

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What type of clues suggest that similar fossils are found on continents separated by oceans?

• Fossil Clues

• Climate Clues

• Rock Clues

• Ocean Clues

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What do rock clues suggest about the rocks found on the West coast of Africa and East coast of South America?

• They are from the same volcanic eruption

• They are from different volcanic eruptions

• They have different chemistry

• They are of different ages

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Which continent is shown to have been connected to Antarctica in the evidence from glaciation?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

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What type of evidence is used to support the theory of continental drift in the provided images?

• Fossil evidence

• Glaciation evidence

• Volcanic evidence

• Oceanic evidence

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Who discovered that the seafloor was spreading?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Harry Hess

• Isaac Newton

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What is the process called where new oceanic crust forms along the mid-oceanic ridge?

• Plate Tectonics

• Seafloor Spreading

• Continental Drift

• Subduction

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What happens to older oceanic crust during seafloor spreading?

• It sinks into the mantle

• It moves away from the ridge

• It becomes part of the continental crust

• It evaporates

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What tool do scientists use to determine the depth of the ocean?

• Sonar

• Radar

• Echo sounder

• GPS

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What are mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean called?

• Oceanic trenches

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Seamounts

• Abyssal plains

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What occurs when a denser oceanic plate sinks beneath a less dense continental plate?

• Formation of deserts

• Creation of subduction zones

• Development of coral reefs

• Formation of glaciers

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What geological features are formed at subduction zones?

• Deserts and sand dunes

• Oceanic trenches, mountain ranges, and volcanoes

• Coral reefs and atolls

• Glaciers and ice caps

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What is the result of the rising magma in subduction zones?

• Formation of glaciers

• Creation of deserts

• Formation of volcanoes

• Development of coral reefs

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What device did the Navy use to locate submarines during World War 1?

• Sonar

• Radar

• Magnetic Anomaly Device (M.A.D.)

• GPS

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What was the evidence of magnetic striping found on the seafloor?

• Fossil records

• Pole reversal

• Ocean currents

• Tectonic plates

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What does the shape of cracks in the seafloor mimic?

• The shape of ocean currents

• The shape of the continent coastline

• The shape of mountain ranges

• The shape of river paths

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How does the age of seafloor rock change as you move away from the mid-Atlantic ridge?

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It increases

• It fluctuates randomly

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What is the symmetrical pattern of seafloor magnetism on either side of the ridge?

• It is random

• It matches every 300,000 years

• It changes every 100,000 years

• It is constant

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What does the increase in temperature of drilled samples closer to the ridges indicate?

• Presence of cold water

• Presence of super-hot magma below

• Presence of ice

• Presence of dense rock

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Which of the following is evidence of seafloor spreading?

• Decrease in ocean depth

• Increase in seafloor rock AGE away from ridges

• Constant seafloor temperature

• Random seafloor magnetism

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What is the theory that describes Earth's outer shell as being divided into large slabs of solid rock?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Volcanism

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What are the large slabs of solid rock that glide over Earth's mantle called?

• Plates

• Layers

• Crusts

• Ridges

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What layer of the Earth is directly involved in convection currents that cause plate movement?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

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What is the term for the force that pulls a tectonic plate downward into the mantle?

• Ridge Push

• Slab Pull

• Mantle Drag

• Core Shift

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Which of the following is NOT a reason for plate movement?

• Convection Currents in Mantle

• Slab Pull

• Ridge Push

• Solar Flares

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What is the name of the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific plate?

• Ring of Fire

• Earthquake Zone

• Pacific Rim

• Seismic Circle

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Approximately what percentage of the world’s earthquakes occur in the zone surrounding the Pacific plate?

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

• 100%

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Which type of plate boundary involves new crust being generated as plates pull apart?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

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At which type of plate boundary is crust consumed in the mantle as one plate dives under another?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Lateral

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What happens at a transform plate boundary?

• Plates collide and form mountains

• Plates slide horizontally past one another

• New crust is created

• Plates pull apart