Plate Tectonics Quiz

Convection currents are created by differences in ________.

• temperature/density

• mass

• color

• air pressure

The movement of tectonic plates is caused by ________.

• heat in the Earth’s atmosphere

• pressure in the Earth’s crust

• convection currents

• conveyor currents

Convection currents occur in the

• mantle

• core

• crust

• lava

Oceanic mountain ranges are most often found at

• subduction zones

• mid-ocean ridges

• convergent boundaries

• transform boundaries

The study of the movement of Earth’s surface is called

• Geomagnetism

• Geodynamics

• Geochemistry

• Geometry

The land mass that formed in the southern hemisphere is called

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Gondwanaland

• Tethy’s Land

The person who proposed the theory of continental drift was

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Stein

• Alfred Wegener

• Alfred Wilder

Which does NOT support continental drift?

• Glossopteris fossils found in Antarctica

• Jigsaw effect

• Mountain ranges on different continents match

• Oceans surround all continents

This is also referred to as the “one land”

• Mesosaurus

• Pangaea

• Gondwanaland

• Tethys

The oceanic crusts are denser than the continental crusts.

• True

• False