ES Chapter 9 Review

How many supercontinents did Wegener's continental drift hypothesis predict?

• one

• two

• three

• none

What was the name of the supercontinent in Wegener's continental drift hypothesis?

Which of the following was NOT evidence that Wegener used to support his continental drift hypothesis?

• fossil evidence

• ancient climate (glacial evidence)

• jigsaw fit between S.America and Africa

• ocean currents

• matching rock types in mountain ranges

What was the reason Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was rejected?

• he couldn't provide a mechanism for plate movment

• his fossil evidence was incorrect

• Pangaea had never been discovered

• he couldn't explain volcanic arcs

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

During the early 1900s, what new technology made it easier to map and study the ocean floor?

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

In the theory of plate tectonics, a plate can be made up of

• continental lithosphere only

• oceanic lithosphere only

• both continental and oceanic lithosphere

Which type of plate boundary occurs where two plates move past each other without destroying lithosphere?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform fault boundary

Which type of plate boundary is shown in the figure?

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform fault boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary is shown in the figure?

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform fault boundary

At which type of plate boundary would new ocean floor (crust) be formed?

• convergent boundary

• transform fault

• divergent boundary