
Plate Tectonics Test
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the thinnest layer of the earth’s composition?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Convection occurs in the _________________ and causes the plates to move.
crust
core
mantle
molten
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle is called:
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
In his theory of continental drift, Alfred Wegener proposed that ________.
the continents were once joined together in one land mass
the continents are all moving together and will soon collide
the continents are floating around on a large ocean
Earth is expanding
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Continental drift is the idea that
continents move over time
some continents subduct under others
Earth's magnetic pole has reversed
earthquakes occur at plate boundaries
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