Plate Boundaries, Continental Drift, and Plate Tec

The theory of continental drift states that all the continents were once part of one big landmass called Pangaea. Who was the scientist that came up with this theory?

• Harry Hess

• Bill Nye

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

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What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subducting

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What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• submergent

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Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other (divide)?

• convergent
• normal
• divergent
• transform

The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.

• fault
• plate boundary
• plate edge
• ring of fire

This was the super continent, where all of the Earth’s continents were connected together

• Beringia

• Pantheon

• Pangaea

• Continentia

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How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

• Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
• Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
• Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
• all of the above

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What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

• Sinks

• Rises

• Stays in place

When molten  material is cooled in the mantle it becomes

• more dense
• less dense 

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