Plate Tectonics Reconstruction

What is plate tectonics?

• The study of the Earth's magnetic field and its effects on the planet.

• The study of the Earth's atmosphere and weather patterns.

• The movement and interaction of large sections of the Earth's lithosphere.

• The process of erosion and weathering of rocks.

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Who proposed the theory of plate tectonics?

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and strike-slip boundaries

• collision boundaries, rift boundaries, and shear boundaries

• subduction boundaries, spreading boundaries, and fault boundaries

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What happens at a convergent plate boundary?

• Two tectonic plates sink beneath one another.

• Two tectonic plates collide and are forced together.

• Two tectonic plates move apart and create a gap.

• Two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What are the three main types of plate movements?

• convergent, divergent, and transverse

• convergent, divergent, and rotational

• convergent, divergent, and lateral

• convergent, divergent, and transform

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What is seafloor spreading?

• The process of creating new continental crust through volcanic activity and its movement towards mid-ocean ridges.

• The process of creating new oceanic crust through volcanic activity and its movement towards subduction zones.

• The process of creating new oceanic crust through volcanic activity and its movement away from mid-ocean ridges.

• The process of creating new oceanic crust through tectonic plate collision and its movement towards mid-ocean ridges.

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What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

• Magnetic field reversals, ocean floor spreading, and subduction zones.

• The presence of hot spots and the movement of the Earth's magnetic poles.

• The alignment of mountain ranges, the distribution of fossils, and the presence of deep ocean trenches.

• Matching shapes of continents, distribution of fossils, alignment of mountain ranges, earthquakes and volcanic activity along plate boundaries.

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What is subduction?

• The process in which one tectonic plate moves over another plate and rises above the Earth's mantle.

• The process in which two tectonic plates collide and form a new plate.

• The process in which one tectonic plate moves horizontally past another plate.

• The process in which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the Earth's mantle.

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What is the Ring of Fire?

• A type of jewelry worn on the finger.

• A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

• A popular song by Johnny Cash.

• A boxing term for a knockout punch.

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How do scientists study plate tectonics?

• Botany, zoology, and ecology.

• Chemical engineering, genetics, and meteorology.

• Seismology, satellite imagery, and geological mapping

• Molecular biology, computer programming, and astronomy.

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