Plate Techtonics

Which layer of the earth are the landmasses connected to?

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core
• Outer Core
• Mantle

What was the name of the man that though the earths continents moved?

• Isaac Newton
• Charles Darwin
• Galileo Galilei
• Alfred Wegener

What was the name of the super-continent that existed prior to continental drift?

• Pangaea
• Atlantis
• Laurasia
• Gondwana

What is the underwater mountain range that was discovered in the 1950's

• Andes Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Himalayan Range

Who proposed that the sea floor was something similar to a "conveyor belt"

• Harry Hess
• James Hutton
• Alfred Wegener
• Charles Lyell

Who published the spreading sea floor theory in 1961?

• Alfred Wegener
• James Hutton
• Charles Lyell
• Robert Dietz

Where can we find 75% of the earths volcanos?

• Pacific Ring of Fire
• Great Rift Valley
• Himalayan Mountains
• Mid-Atlantic Ridge