THE PLATE TECTONICS

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago?

• EURASIA

• PLATES

• PANGAEA

• GONDWANA

1.      It is the supercontinent which composed of the continents of Asia, Europe and North America.

• LAURASIA

• PLATES

• PANGAEA

• GONDWANA

He was a meteorologist who proposed the idea of drifting away of continents or the theory of continental drift.

• Alfred Wegener

• Alfred Seuss    

• Albert Wegener

• Albert Einstein

The Earth’s lithosphere is composed of many independent massive slabs of solid rocks called _________.

• CRUST

• MOUNTAINS

• PLATES

• ISLANDS

Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

• CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY

• SEAFLOOR SPREADING THEORY

• PLATE TECTONICS

• TITANIC THEORY

A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?

• MOUNTAIN AREA

• MOUNTAIN CHAIN

• MOUNTAIN RANGE

• MOUNTAINOUS

A vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of energy.

• Epicenter         

• focus

• foreshocks

• earthquakes

How do you describe the location of earthquake epicenters, active volcanoes, and moving plates in the Pacific Ring of Fire?

• They are all over the place. 

• They are concentrated in one area

• They are situated in the same location

• They are strategically plotted in clusters.

The theory of plate tectonics combined which two other theories?

• sea floor spreading and continental drift

• sea floor spreading and tidal theory

• continental drift and fossil theory

• continental drift and Big Bang theory

This type of mountain range is formed through the accumulation of volcanic materials that piled over time.

• Hawaiian Mountains

• volcanic mountain range

• Fold mountains

• Dome Mountain range