Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?

Similar fossils found on separate continents

Tree fossils found in odd places

As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase

Which of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?

Earth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.

Earth's crust becomes a cooler solid

Earth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquid

Earth's outer core becomes warmer

What is the primary cause of volcanic activity at convergent plate boundaries?

Divergence of continental plates

What evidence supports the theory of sea-floor spreading?

Similar rock formations on different continents

Fossilized remains of ancient plants

What is the main reason why earthquakes frequently occur along transform plate boundaries?

Plates slide past each other causing stress

Plates move apart forming rift valleys

Plates collide and form volcanoes

Order the layers of the Earth from least dense to most dense.

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

A student uses clay to construct a model of Earth. Which layer of the model should be the thinnest layer?

the layer representing the crust

the layer representing the mantle

the layer representing the outer core

the layer representing the inner core

Ready for a deep dive? Can you tell me what sea-floor spreading is all about?

Is it the process where magma rises toward the surface and solidifies?

Or, is it the movement of tectonic plates horizontally?

Could it be the boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates?

Or, is it the process of grinding and pressing against each other?

Ready for a time travel? Imagine you could go back 200 million years ago! Can you guess what Pangaea is in that context?

Could it be the landmass that existed when all continents were joined?

Is it the process of subduction?

Maybe it's the boundary between two tectonic plates?

Or is it the process of sea-floor spreading?

Ready for a brain teaser? Can you tell me what 'continental drift' is all about?

Or is it the hypothesis that continents once formed a single landmass?

Is it the process of seafloor spreading?

Could it be the movement of tectonic plates?

Maybe it's the formation of mid-ocean ridges?

Ready for a brain teaser? Can you tell me what the Theory of Plate Tectonics is all about?

Is it the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer move and change shape?

Or maybe it's the theory that describes the process of subduction?

Could it be the theory that explains the formation of mid-ocean ridges?

Or is it the theory that describes the movement of tectonic plates horizontally?

Ready for a fiery challenge? Can you tell us what the 'Ring of Fire' is?

Or, is it a ring of volcanoes and seismic activity partying around the Pacific Ocean?

Is it a ring of fire that's doing a hot salsa around the Earth's core?

Could it be a ring of mountains formed by the epic wrestling of tectonic plates?

Or, is it a ring of underwater volcanoes having a blast along mid-ocean ridges?

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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

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

Earthquake

Volcano Eruption

Tornado

Mountain Building

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What type of plate boundary is this?

Plate

Divergent

Subduction

Transform

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A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

Pull apart

Come together

Slide past each other

subducting

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Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

Pangea

Gondwanda

Laurasia

Neverland

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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

Fossils

Mountains

Glaciers

Sand Erosion

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What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Mountains

Rift Valleys

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Plate Tectonics

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

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

What type of plate boundary is this?

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago

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