What is the ring of fire?

A ring of Volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

A ring of volcanoes around the Atlantic Ocean

A ring of volcanoes around the Indian Ocean

A ring of volcanoes around the entire globe

the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

another name for continental drift

A subduction zone is formed...

when one tectonic plate sinks below another

at every type of convergent plate boundary

at every type of divergent plate boundary

What does the theory of continental drift state?

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

Continents are stationary and do not move

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

Geologists obtain indirect evidence about Earth's interior by...

measuring pressure at the surface

estimation of temperature in the layers

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

Tectonic plates on the crust move.

Pressure in the crust increases.

Pressure in the crust decreases.

When continental plates collide , which of the following is a likely result?

The formation of a large mountain range

The formation of a chain of volcanic islands

The formation of a volcanic mountain range

Geological formations that are located in different parts of the world but made up of materials that are the same age & come from the same source , are considered evidence of which of the following?

destruction of natural resources

After it was discovered that different continents had identical rock types & similar mountain formations , Wegner purposed the theory of plate tectonics because he believed what to be true?

The continents were once joined together

Ocean currents played an important role in the transportation of minerals

Erosion plays a pivotal role in land formations

All rocks are made up of similar material

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When was the super-continent, Pangea formed?

200 billion years ago

220 billion years ago

200 million years ago

220 million years ago

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Remains of the reptilian creature, Mesosaurus, found on West Africa and South America is which type of evidence supporting continental drift?

climate

rock formation

shape

fossil

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What type of boundary creates an island arc?

convergent ocean ocean

convergent ocean continental

convergent continental continental

divergent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What type of boundary creates new seafloor?

convergent ocean ocean

convergent ocean continental

convergent continental continental

divergent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which type of boundary creates an earthquake?

transform

divergent

convergent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which type of boundary is the San Andres Fault?

convergent

divergent

transform

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Plates coming together would be

convergent

divergent

transform

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Plate tectonics 8th grade

When was the super-continent, Pangea formed?

Remains of the reptilian creature, Mesosaurus, found on West Africa and South America is which type of evidence supporting continental drift?

What type of boundary creates an island arc?

What type of boundary creates new seafloor?

Which type of boundary creates an earthquake?

Which type of boundary is the San Andres Fault?

Plates coming together would be

Plates sliding would be

Plates moving apart would be

Which has thicker crust

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