Quiz Quiz 4/12 6th

Tectonic plates consist of

• continental crust

• mesospheric crust

• both continental and oceanic crust

• oceanic crust

The idea that the continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and

moved is

• Continental Drift

• Tectonic Plates

• Transform

The region where two lithospheric plates meet

• Continental Drift

• Plate tectonics

• Plate Boundaries

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

• Pandora

• Gandowandaland

• Pangea

• Percia

True or False: The continental plates move so quickly that we can feel them.

• True

• False

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• the Earth's magnetic field.

• subduction.

• convection currents.

When plates collide we get ________.

• crumbles

• volcanos

• trenches

• mountain ranges

Associated with transform boundaries.

• Volcanoes
• mountains
• trenches
• earthquakes

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Spreading

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core