Tectonic Plates

What was Alfred Wegener's theory called?

• one earth

• jigsaw puzzle moves

• continental drift

• none of the above

What is the name given to the one "Super continent"?

• Pangaea

• Superuno

• eine Welt

• Derosen

What 2 pieces of evidence are there for continental drift?

• continents fit like a jigsaw puzzle and fossil record

• similar mountain ranges around the world, one plant species on all continents

• gold and diamond deposits on all continents

• none of the above

What was the name of the theory given to how the Earth is broken into pieces that are slowly moving?

• Slow mover theory

• Flow theory

• Crackle theory

• Plate tectonic theory

The large pieces of the Earth's crust are called:

• Tectonic plates

• Land ridges

• Continental chunks

• none of the above

Under sea mountain ranges are called:

• deep sea trench

• aquatic ranges

• mid-ocean ridges

• salty hills

the crust nearest the ridges near sea floor spreading is the :

• oldest

• youngest

• most dense

• least dense

the crust farthest from sea floor spreading is the:

• oldest

• youngest

• most dense

• least dense

This type of boundary occurs when tectonic plate move together.

• covergent

• divergent

• transform

• none of the above

This is the type of boundary that occurs when tectonic plates move apart.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• none of the above