one plate slides under another.

earthquakes occur along a transform boundary.

The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a

divergent boundary where seafloor spreading takes place.

convergent boundary where new crust is formed.

transform boundary where crust is subducted.

divergent boundary where subduction takes place.

A map of global earthquakes and volcanoes tells you

where the plate boundaries are.

where the edges of the continents are.

where the Earth is the hottest.

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

Pressure in the crust increases.

Pressure in the crust decreases.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

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

none - convection currents don't work like this

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

none - convection currents don't work like this

Where in the diagram (click to enlarge) is new oceanic crust forming?

1 - the mid-ocean ridge forms new oceanic crust

2 - deep sea trench forms new oceanic crust

3 - subduction zone forms new oceanic crust

4 - continental interiors form new oceanic crust

What type of features are found at divergent plate boundaries?

rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

deep-sea trenches and island arcs

no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

What type of features are found at transform plate boundaries?

no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

deep-sea trenches and island arcs

deep-sea trenches and volcanic arcs

What type of features are found at oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

deep-sea trenches and island arcs

rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

What type of features are found at oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?

deep-sea trenches and volcanic arcs

rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges

deep-sea trenches and island arcs

no landforms, just lots of earthquakes

The Himalayas are and example of a folded mountain range that formed at a ________________ boundary.

continental -continental convergent

Choose ALL the types of boundaries that will produce earthquakes:

continental -continental convergent

Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...

America, Greenland, and Europe.

Antarctica, India, and America.

South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.

Evidence used by Wegener to supported his idea of continental drift included

Magnetic patterns of the rock on the ocean floor

Peer scientists reviewing Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift rejected his notion because

He did not explain how continents move and what moves them

His evidence was too few to make a valid conclusion

His evidence was not clear in showing how continents were joined

He lied by including false evidence

The rejection of Mr. Wegener's hypothesis teaches us that

Indirect evidence is not sufficient to prove a hypothesis

Direct evidence is hard to find

Scientists of the early 1900s were not smart enough

Evaluating the relationship between scientific laws, theories, and hypothesis, one can say

Scientific hypothesis can became theories

Scientific hypothesis can became laws

Scientific theories can became laws

The mechanism that moves continents is based on heat energy moving by

Convection in the Asthenosphere

radiation from the sun on Earth's surface

Los Angeles and San Francisco are cities on opposite sides of the San Andreas transform boundary. Suggest how both cities will be like at some point in future

Side by side somewhere between them now

Furthest north and south apart than now

Drift apart away from the fault line

As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase

Which of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?

Earth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.

Earth's crust becomes a cooler solid

Earth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquid

Earth's outer core becomes warmer

Plate Tectonics Practice

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The observation that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces, and may once have been connected, led Alfred Wegener to propose a theory called

continental plowing.

continental drift.

wandering continents.

shape matching of continents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following supported Wegener's theory?

Matching fossil plant remains found on two different continents.

Matching reptile remains found on two different continents.

Nearly identical sedimentary rock types of the same age in widely separated locations.

All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists found that the continents were moving apart from each other due to magma rising out of mid-ocean ridges, and they called this

seafloor spreading.

seafloor rising.

changing seafloor.

underwater volcanoes.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Wegener's old theory, called continental drift, was found to be too simplistic because it did not explain how the continents would move. It was replaced by a theory called

plate tectonics.

crustal forces.

paleomagnetism.

weather forces.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Plate margins are places where a lot of tectonic activity occur. Earthquakes occur, for example, along convergent margins, where plates are

moving apart.

sliding past each other.

colliding.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the location of the mantle?

Above the crust.

Between the crust and the lithosphere.

Between the crust and the core.

Beneath the core.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?

A transform boundary between ocean plates.

A transform boundary between continental plates.

A convergent boundary between continental plates.

A subduction zone between a continental plate and an ocean plate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Plate Tectonics Practice

50 questions

The observation that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces, and may once have been connected, led Alfred Wegener to propose a theory called

Which of the following supported Wegener's theory?

Scientists found that the continents were moving apart from each other due to magma rising out of mid-ocean ridges, and they called this

Wegener's old theory, called continental drift, was found to be too simplistic because it did not explain how the continents would move. It was replaced by a theory called

Plate margins are places where a lot of tectonic activity occur. Earthquakes occur, for example, along convergent margins, where plates are

Which of the following best describes the location of the mantle?

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?

The boundary at which crust is continually added is a

Subduction is when

The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a

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