Marine Ch 2

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

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building

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

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Plate

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