Plate Tectonics Review

The edge of one plate sinking beneath the edge of another is called

• Tectonics

• Faults

• Eruptions

• Subduction

Who is the scientists that developed the theory Continental Drift?

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegner

• Coach Raymond

What causes mountains to form?

• Two oceanic plates spreading a divergent boundary

• Two continental plates colliding at a convergent boundary

• Two oceanic plates colliding at a convergent boundary

Which statement is correct?

• The identification of sand on Earth's beaches show that Earth has changed over time.

• The distinct layers in Earth's surface show that Earth's has changed over time.

• Fossils of plankton, clams, and other fish found on tops of mountains are evidence that Earth has changed over time.

The crevice along the San Andreas Fault is caused by what event?

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Sinkhole

Mountains and valleys are some of the features found in the layer of the rock at Earth's surface called...

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

What is MOST LIKELY reason that bones of a Mesosaurus are found on the east coast of South America and the west coach of Africa?

• Flooding

• Global Warming

• Plate Tectonics

Crust is neither formed nor destroyed along which type of boundary?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Subduction

• Divergent

What are large pieces of the Lithosphere that move on top of the Asthenosphere called?

• Plate Margins

• Mantle Plates

• Subduction Zones

• Plate Tectonics

Which BEST describes what happens at divergent plate boundaries?

• Plates move apart

• Plates collide/come together

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates subduct