BrainPop Plate Tectonics

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wegner

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

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What was the supercontinent called?

• Eurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangea

• Atlantis

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What did Alfred Wegner lack to prove his theory?

• Fossil evidence

• Technological tools

• Mathematical equations

• Support from other scientists

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What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• A deep trench in the Atlantic Ocean

• A mountain range along the ocean floor

• A theory of continental drift

• A type of geological fault

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What process did Harry Hess propose?

• Continental drift

• Plate tectonics

• Mantle convection

• Seafloor spreading

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What drives the movement of tectonic plates according to the text?

• Gravity

• Magnetic fields

• Solar energy

• Convection currents

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What is the Earth's core compared to in the text?

• A boiling kettle

• A cold refrigerator

• A burning candle

• A frozen lake

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What are the most volcanically active places on Earth associated with?

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• Subduction zones

• Transform boundaries

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What geological feature forms when two continental plates converge?

• Islands

• Lakes

• Valleys

• Mountain ranges

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What is the unifying theory that ties together the field of geology?

• Electromagnetism

• Evolution

• Plate tectonics

• Gravity

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