Plate Tectonic

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____.

• Pantry
• Pangaea
• Wegenerland
• Eurasia

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.

The lithospheric plates move an average of ____.

• 5 inches/year
• 5 cm/year
• 3 cm/year
• 5 feet/year

Which of the following was NOT used in support of the continental drift hypothesis?

• matching fossils
• Ancient climates
• paleomagnetism
• Matching rocks

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

• convergent 
• transform
• divergent

A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.

• volcanic island arc
• continental volcanic arc
• earthquake
• ocean ridges (seafloor spreading)

Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?

• continental volcanic arc
• volcanic island arc
• earthquakes
• uplifted mountains

The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

• continental-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental convergent
• oceanic-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental divergent

Continental volcanic arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?

• oceanic-continental convergent
• oceanic-oceanic convergent
• continental-continental convergent
• transform

The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is associated with ____.

• a transform boundary
• hot spots
• convergent boundaries
• divergent boundaries