
Plate Tectonics
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Geography
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Isaac Newton
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Marie Curie
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Pangaea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Atlantis
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support the theory of continental drift?
weather patterns, erosion rates, and mountain ranges
oceanic trench formation, volcanic activity, and plate tectonics
paleontological evidence, magnetic field data, and seismic activity
fit of the continents, matching fossil evidence, and similar rock formations
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries
Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries
Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries
Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountains?
subduction
convergent
transform
divergent
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called when two plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?
convergence
subduction
collision
compression
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally?
transform boundary
subduction boundary
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
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