Plate Tectonics Quiz

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

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

• Weather patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges

• Volcanic eruptions, earthquake activity, and tectonic plate movement

• Moon phases, solar eclipses, and meteor showers

• Fossil evidence, rock formations, and the fit of the continents

How did the theory of continental drift contribute to the development of the theory of plate tectonics?

• It caused confusion and hindered the understanding of Earth's movement

• It had no impact on the development of plate tectonics

• It disproved the existence of tectonic plates

• It provided evidence for the movement of the Earth's lithosphere.

What type of boundary is this?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

A ___________________ boundary is where the tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

This type of boundary is where you will find mid-ocean ridge?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Which statement below shows the correct definition of a tectonic plate boundary?

• At a divergent boundary, plates separate.

• At a transform boundary, plates move apart.

• At a convergent boundary, plates slide past each other.

• At a divergent boundary, one plate sinks under another plate.

The model shows two continental plates. The folded mountains in this model form at which type of plate boundary?

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Subduction boundary

• Convergent boundary

______________Currents in the mantle move the plates as the core heats the slowly-flowing asthenosphere (the elastic/plastic-like part of the mantle).

• Wind

• Energy

• Water

• Convection

Plates move slowly in different directions and cause different ____________events (like earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.)

• dormant

• biological

• geologic

• basic