Y8 L2 Plate Tectonics

What was the name of Wegener's theory?

• Pangea

• Continental merging

• Continental movement

• Continental drift

Which of the following is not a continent?

• Africa

• North America

• South America

• United Kingdom

How do fossils provide evidence of continental drift?

• The same fossils are found on different continents that are now far apart.

• Different fossils are found on continents that are now far apart.

• The same fossils are found on the same continent.

• The different fossils are found on the same continent.

What is the Mariana Trench?

• A really high mountain under the sea

• A really high mountain found on land

• A really deep hole found under the sea

• A really deep hole found on the land

What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• A really deep hole found under the sea.

• A really deep hole found on the land.

• A really high mountain found under the sea.

• A really high mountain found on the land.

Most volcanoes are located........

• Under the sea

• In the middle of the tectonic plates

• On the edges of the tectonic plates

Most earthquakes are located........

• Under the sea

• In the middle of the tectonic plates

• On the edges of the tectonic plates

In which ocean is the Mariana Trench located?

• Indian

• Atlantic

• North Pacific

• Antarctic

In which country does the Mid-Atlantic Ridge come above sea level?

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Sweden

• Finland

Which continents does the Mid-Atlantic Ridge separate?

• Uk, France, Germany

• Europe, Antarctica, Oceania

• Africa, Antarctica, Oceania

• Africa, North America, Europe