Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

What is the charge of a proton?

• positive

• negative

• no charge

Which is NOT a subatomic particle

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• nucleus

Who is known for the theory of Continental Drift

• Alfred Wegner

• Sir Issac Newton

• Harry Hess

• Dmitri Mendeleev

What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?

• convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's magnetic field

• Strong winds from storms

• waves and tides

Which lunar phase provides the highest high tides

• Full Moon

• 1st Quarter Moon

• 3rd Quarter Moon

• Waxing crescent

Which of the following was evidence Wegner provided for Plate Tectonics

• Identical fossils of plants and animals on different continents

• Weather patterns

• ocean tides

• erosion

What is the name of the supercontinent Alfred Wegner used?

• Pangea

• Laurasia

• Euamerica

• Wakanda

Which is not a plate boundary in plate tectonics

• Vibranium

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

Which Plate boundary shows plates sliding past each other?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Conduction

Which Heat transfer refers to TOUCH

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Convergent