Plate Tectonics Exam Review

At a transform plate boundary the plates

• Move apart
• Moves towards eachother
• Slide sideways past each other
• All of the above

Like the volcanic hazard of ash, the underwater earthquake hazard called a _________________ can cause damage and destruction over an area as large as a thousand miles.

• Liquefication
• Foundation Failure
• Fire
• Tsunami

Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegner

• Harry Hess

What is Pangaea?

• the large landmass in which all continents once were connected
• Earth's inner core
• the large landmass that all continents are currently forming
• he largest fault found on Earth

Which of these is evidence of plate tectonics?

• Same fossils of non-swimming speciesare found on either side of the atlantic ocean

• Folded Rocks in Mountain Ranges

• Similar rock formations on each side of Atlantic Ocean

• All of these are evidence

A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that __________.

• slide along each other
• converge
• move away form eachother
• move toward each other

What do scientists believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?

• the movement of the planets
• the Sun's gravity
• convection currents
• gravity slab pull

What kind of movement created the Himalaya Mountains?

• Hot spots

• divergent plate boundaries in the ocean

• convergent boundaries between two continental plates

• convergent plate boundaries between two oceanic plates

The zone where one plate slides under another is called the

• Convergent zone
• Subduction zone
• Transform zone
• Mantle zone

When looking at mid ocean ridges the oldest rocks are 

• In the middle
• Found close to the rift zone
• Found far from the mid ocean ridges