Plate Tectonic

Plate Tectonic

8th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

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Plate Tectonic

Plate Tectonic

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

8th - 9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Roger Hixon

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____.
Pantry
Pangaea
Wegenerland
Eurasia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What was the main reason Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis was rejected?
He did not have any evidence
His proposed mechanisms were physically impossible
He did not propose any mechanisms.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
The lithospheric plates move an average of ____.
5 inches/year
5 cm/year
3 cm/year
5 feet/year

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT used in support of the continental drift hypothesis?
matching fossils
Ancient climates
paleomagnetism
Matching rocks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producing
lithosphere?
convergent 
transform
divergent

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.
volcanic island arc
continental volcanic arc
earthquake
ocean ridges (seafloor spreading)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?
continental volcanic arc
volcanic island arc
earthquakes
uplifted mountains

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