Plate Tectonics

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils
• Mountains
• Glaciers
• Sand Erosion

The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...

• Pangea
• Plate Tectonics
• Natural Selection
• Gravity

Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries

• Convergent
• Transform
• Plate
• Divergent

Islands can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O