Earth Science Review

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

The ______ is the layer of the Earth under the crust.

• core
• mantle
• magma
• none of the above

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Bivergent
• Transform

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

This type of plate boundary is when two plates crash into each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

This type of plate boundary is when two plates move apart.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

Which of these is a key piece of evidence of contiental drift?

• Continent shapes
• Fossil record
• Rock layers
• All of the above

What was Pangea?

• An ancient Mountain Range that divided Africa
• A large valley where civilization began.
• A supercontinent where all Earth's land masses were joined.
• A large meteor that hit Earth and destroyed all of the dinosaurs

The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other

• True
• False

What type of boundary is this?

• Converging

• Transform

• Diverging