The theory of plate tectonics is a result of....

finding older rocks near continents and younger rocks near the center of the oceans

knowing that Pangaea was a super continent

why the continents have always been in the same place

similar fossils being found on all continents

If the same type of mountain evidence was found in both South America and Africa, which statement would be FALSE?

Every mountain range has the same rocks

The continents were once joined together

The evidence was found in the same hemisphere

Some of the same mountains were once on both continents

Why is Iceland Unique?

It was formed above the mid ocean ridge

It was formed by two continental plates pushing together

How would you describe the formation of the Andes Mountains in South America?

continent to ocean convergent boundary

ocean to continent divergent boundary

continent to continent convergent boundary

How does the sea floor spreading show the age of the ocean floor?

rocks are older further from the center

rocks are younger further from the center

the rocks on either side are different from each other

one layer of rock pushes the other away

Why was Wegener's Continental Drift theory criticized?

continents didn't match up perfectly

What do these volcanoes tell us about the region?

they form an arc indicating converging boundaries

they form a line indicating divergent boundaries

the form an arc indicating divergent boundaries

they move past each other causing magma formation

If an island arc is formed, what can we assume about the plate movement?

a deep ocean trench is found along the edge of the arc

a transform fault is between the islands

the crust along the arc is longer than the volcanic islands

fossils from one plate match fossils from another

What was the geologic process that caused this mountain range to form?

two continental plates collided

movement at a transform boundary

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When comparing the Earth's crust to the core, the core is.....

less dense, cooler, and has more iron

less dense, hotter and less iron

more dense, hotter, more iron

more dense, cooler, less iron

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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When two continental plates collide what may form?

mountain range

rift valley

volcanic islands

deep ocean trench

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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How were these mountains most likely formed?

Transform boundary

Divergent boundary

convergence of two continental plates

convergence of an oceanic and a continental plate

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What land form usually forms above a hot spot?

barrier island

volcanic island

peninsula

continent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What would explain the formation of this trench?

Sea Floor Spreading

Weathering & Erosion

Convergence of ocean plates

Transform boundary faulting

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

Transform

Divergent

Convergent

Convergent/Transform

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What is pangaea?

all the continents

only Europe and Asia

only South America & North America

North & South Pole

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Plate Tectonics

When comparing the Earth's crust to the core, the core is.....

When two continental plates collide what may form?

How were these mountains most likely formed?

What land form usually forms above a hot spot?

What would explain the formation of this trench?

What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

What is pangaea?

The theory of plate tectonics is a result of....

What tectonic plate fault occurred in the picture?

If the same type of mountain evidence was found in both South America and Africa, which statement would be FALSE?

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