Pangea and Plate Tectonics

Plate tectonics states that the Earth's __________ is broken up into distinct plates.

• inner core

• crust

• asthenosphere

• mantle

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The plates motion is driven by ________ in the mantle.

• magma

• heat

• convection currents

• water pressure

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About ________ years ago the continents formed one super continent.

• 1 million

• 100 million

• 2 million

• 200 million

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The supercontinent formed by all the plates was called ______.

• Pangea

• Plateland

• Continents

• Pangola

Which option does NOT provide evidence for plate tectonics ?

• Evidence from land features

• Evidence from oceans

• Evidence from fossils

• Evidence from climate

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Plate moving toward each other in a ______ boundary.

• convergent

• transform/ lateral

• divergent

• automatic

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Plates move apart from each other in a _________ boundary.

• convergent

• transform/ lateral

• divergent

• automatic

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Plates slip past each other in a ______ boundary.

• convergent

• transform/ lateral

• divergent

• automatic

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A break in the Earth's crust or mantle, mostly along plate boundaries, is called a ________.

• landform

• rush

• valley

• fault

The following explains how Mount Everest was formed?

• The mountain were formed from volcanic activity.

• The mountain were formed when two tectonic plates converged.

• The mountain were formed when two tectonic plates diverged.

• The mountain were formed when an earthquake hit India.

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