Tectonic Plates and Boundaries

Plate Tectonics / Boundaries

By Nicole Mitchell

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a piece of evidence used to explain continental drift?

• Landforms

• Climate

• Erosion

• Fossils

Open Ended

Briefly explain Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift in your own words.

Open Ended

Did scientists accept Wegener’s theory?  Why or why not?

Open Ended

What is the driving force for the movement of Earth’s plates?

Open Ended

What was Pangea? Explain.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Transvergent

Multiple Choice

Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.

• True

• False

Draw

Draw the result of a convergent boundary.

Open Ended

Compare and contrast convergent and divergent plate boundaries.

Open Ended

What two types of rock make up a large majority of Earth’s crust?

Open Ended

Do you think seafloor spreading is beneficial or harmful for Earth?  Explain.

Open Ended

How do you think scientists were able to discover Earth’s plate boundaries?