Physical Geo

What is the name of the plate behavior that describes two plates moving away from one another?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform Fault/Lateral

What is Pangea?

• The name given to Plate Tectonics

• A flat plane landform found in Canada

• The name of the Supercontinent that split due to Continental Drift

• It is a piece of evidence used to support Continental Drift

Where can you likely find volcanos and earthquakes? Choose the option that most accurately answers the question.

• In tropical locations due to heat convection

• Underwater due to seafloor drift

• Along tectonic fault lines

• In Hawaii

What does a lateral/transform fault of tectonic plate cause?

• Continental Drift

• Earth Quakes

• Volcanoes

• Tsunami

Select the evidence used to support Continental Drift. One is incorrect.

• The continents fit together in a "jigsaw"

• The same plant and animal fossils were found on different continents

• The plates are still moving today

• There are mountains similar in age and shape on different continents

• Glaciers once covered Africa, India Australia and South America

Select the evidence used to support Continental Drift

• The continents fit together in a "jigsaw"

• The same plant and animal fossils were found on different continents

• The plates seem to move over time

• There are mountains similar in age and shape on different continents

• Glaciers once covered Africa, India Australia and South America

Why did some scientists disagree with Alfred Wegners theory?

• There was nothing strong enough to move such huge continents

• He was crazy, so people did not believe him

• He had just started his career so he did not have the credibility

Why do the plates move? (Theory of Plate Tectonics)

• Convection currents in the mantle shift the earth crust, where the plates reside

• They press against each other and shift

• Earth Quakes alter the position of the earths crust

• It depends on if the plate is oceanic or continental

What are the characteristics of a Maritime climate?

• Temperature range is large (greater than 25*), Rain level is low (below 1000mm) and Winter Max percip is larger than summer. Near the water.

• Temperature range is low (less than 25*), Rain level is high (above 1000mm) and Winter Max percip is larger than summer

What can you assume about the Physical Geography in an area classified as Continental?

• Near a body of water

• Far from a body of water

• Mild winters with less snow

• Hot summers