Plate Tectonics

Alfred Wegener came up with this hypothesis, based on the idea that the continents were moving.

• Pangaea Theory

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Theory of Evolution

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

• Pangea

• Gondwanda

• Laurasia

• Neverland

What were the 4 pieces of evidence that Alfred Wegener used to help support his hypothesis? Select all that apply.

• Mountain formations on different continents lined up

• Warm weather plants were found in cold weather climates

• There was new seafloor being created

• Similar fossils were found on separate continents

• Continents fit like puzzle pieces

Fossils of the same plants and animals can be found on different continents today. Which statement BEST supports that?

• animals would swim across the ocean to new locations

• the continents were once connected

• after the animals died their remains drifted across the ocean

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

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

Which layer has convection currents?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

What type of plate boundaries move towards each other?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Faults

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart

• Come together

• Slide past each other

• subducting

What two types of plate boundaries are seen here?

• oceanic and oceanic

• continental and continental

• oceanic and continental