Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Quiz Practice

The scientist who created the theory of continental drift.

• Gregor Mendel

• Bill Nye

• Henry Hess

• Alfred Wegener

• J. Tuzu Wilson

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Tectonic Plate flow on top of the ....

• outer core

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• lower mantel

• crust

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This is the theory that the continents were all connected at one time, gradually moved apart and are still in motion.

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Land Mass

• Theory of Genetics

• Theory of Continental Drift

• Theory of the SeaFloor Spreading

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Which of the following support the theory of plate tectonics? (Select all that apply)

• Ocean trenches where dense oceanic crust is sinking into the asthenosphere

• The size of the Earth is constantly growing

• The oldest areas of the sea floor are found the closest to mid-ocean ridges

• Cracks in the crust where melted rock rises through, cools, and forms new oceanic crust

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Which of the following happens at an ocean trench.

• Older crust is destroyed as it sinks into the asthenosphere.

• New crust is created as magma rises up.

• Ridges form along the cracks.

• Newer crust is pushed away.

This is the theory which states that the Earth is broken into large slabs of rocks which can move around.

• Theory of Earth's Rotation

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Continental Drift

• Theory of Seafloor Spreading

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Places where plates meet are called _____________________.

• Boundaries

• Currents

• Tectonic Plates

• Zones

• Convection

The continents are younger than the sea floor.

• True

• False

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Which of the following evidence was used for Wegener's theory on continental drift occurring?

• Matching rock type and rock formations can show the way the continents were once attached.

• Glacial evidence has been found in areas where glaciers could exist if the continents were not in their current location.

• Ancient life forms preserved as fossils can tell us what organisms existed and were they were. Matching the fossils can show that land masses were once connected.

• All of the above.

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Younger (newer) crust is found closest to sea-floor ridges, while older crust is farther away.

• True

• False

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