Histo - Tectonic Plates Reviewer

Who proposed the Continental Drift Hypothesis?

• John Tuzo-Wilson

• Frank Taylor

• Eduard Suess

• Alfred Wegener

Which scientist proposed the theory of Sea-Floor Spreading?

• Alfred Wegener

• Frederick Vine

• Harry Hess

• John Tuzo-Wilson

What is the name of the supercontinent proposed by Eduard Suess?

• Pangaea

• Laurasia

• Gondwanaland

• Zealandia

What is the primary driving force for plate motion?

• Slab Pull

• Mantle Drag

• Convection Currents in the Mantle

• Ridge Push

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by horizontal motion?

• Convergent Plate Boundary

• Divergent Plate Boundary

• Subduction Zone

• Transform Plate Boundary

What is the primary source of heat in the Earth's interior?

• Heat from the Moon

• Decay of Radioactive Isotopes

• Heat from the Sun

• Heat from Volcanoes

Which scientist proposed the Vine-Matthews-Morley hypothesis related to paleomagnetism?

• John Tuzo-Wilson

• Frederick Vine

• Alfred Wegener

• Harry Hess

What is the name of the theory that explains how continents could drift?

• Continental Drift Theory

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• Sea-Floor Spreading Theory

• Mantle Convection Theory

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain belts?

• Divergent Plate Boundary

• Convergent Plate Boundary

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Transform Plate Boundary

What is the name of the giant layercake model dividing the mantle at 660 kilometers depth?

• Whole-Mantle Convection

• 660-km boundary

• Mantle Stratification Model

• Mantle Layercake Model