Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed over 240 million years ago?

• Pangaea

• Panthalassa

• Mesosaurus

• Eurasia

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

What evidence did Alfred Wegener provide to support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils of mesosaurus

• Matching ancient rocks

• Similar plants in different continents

• All of the above

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What replaced the theory of continental drift?

• Plate tectonics

• Evolution

• Gravity

• Climate change

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What are the two layers of the earth where plate tectonics occur?

• Lithosphere and asthenosphere

• Mantle and core

• Crust and lithosphere

• Asthenosphere and core

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How fast do tectonic plates move across the earth?

• 1 centimeter per year

• 10 centimeters per year

• 100 centimeters per year

• 1000 centimeters per year

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the name of colliding plate boundaries?

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries

• None of the above

What happens when plates collide at convergent boundaries?

• Formation of mountains

• Formation of rifts

• Formation of islands

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is the second type of interaction at plate boundaries?

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries

• None of the above

What happens when plates move apart at divergent boundaries?

• Formation of mountains

• Formation of rifts

• Formation of islands

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2