Tectonic plates and plate tectonics

 

Which scientist proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wagner

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegner

• Victor

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What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegner?

• Pangea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Rodinia

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What evidence supported Wegner's continental drift theory?

• Fossils of similar plants and animals were found on different continents.

• The age and type of rock layers coincided on different continents.

• Both answers are correct

• None of the above

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What did Harry Hess propose in the 1950s?

• Theory of continental drift

• Theory of plate tectonics

• Theory of seafloor expansion

• Evolution theory

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What process drives the movement of tectonic plates?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Traction forces in the lithosphere

• The interaction of the continents

• Movements of the oceans

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What is the approximate speed at which tectonic plates move?

• 1 centimeter per year

• 1 meter per year

• 1 kilometer per year

• 10 kilometers per year

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Where is seismic activity greatest?

• At the convergent edges of the plates

• At the divergent edges of the plates

• At the transforming edges of the plates

• In all the previous options

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What happens in subduction zones?

• Two continental plates collide and uplift, forming mountains.

• A dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate.

• Two plates slide horizontally past one another

• None of the above is correct

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Which is the reason why the theory of plate tectonics is considered the unifying theory of geology?

• It explains the formation of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.

• It unites different areas of study within geology.

• It is widely accepted by the scientific community.

• All of the above options are correct

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What process drives the formation of volcanoes in subduction zones?

• Melting of magma in the mantle

• Cooling and solidification of lava

• Collision of tectonic plates

• Friction between plates

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