Benchmark Quiz: Plate Tectonics Practice

What is one reason that the theory of plate tectonics was more widely accepted than the theory of continental drift?

• scientists gathered evidence to suggest that the plates moved by convection in the mantle

• a famous scientist collected data to confirm that seafloor spreading caused Earth to grow bigger

• a famous scientist convinced other scientists that plate movements create earthquakes

• scientists agreed that the plates were created simultaneously during the time of Pangaea

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What type of plate boundary would occur from convection cells such a those shown in cell A?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• none - convection currents don't work like this

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What type of plate boundary would occur from convection cells such a those shown in cell B?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• none - convection currents don't work like this

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What type of plate boundary would occur from convection cells such a those shown in cell C?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• none - convection currents don't work like this

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What type of plate boundary would occur from convection cells such a those shown in cell D?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• none - convection currents don't work like this

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Which of the following shows a convergent boundary?

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Which of the following shows a divergent boundary?

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Which of the following shows a transform boundary?

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Which process is the greatest factor that causes tectonic plates to move?

• conduction of heat

• radiation of heat

• convection of heat

• melting of rock

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Which picture shows the correct convection currents for a divergent boundary?

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