Tectonic Plates Quiz

What layer of the Earth are tectonic plates made from?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Core

What are tectonic plates primarily composed of?

• Metal

• Water

• Rock

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Who first proposed the hypothesis of Continental Drift in 1912?

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Wegener?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Atlantis

What type of evidence did Wegener use to support his hypothesis?

• Fossils, climate, and geology

• Astronomy, physics, and chemistry

• Mathematics, biology, and art

• Literature, history, and music

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the name of the huge underwater mountain chains?

• Mid-Ocean ridges

• Andes Mountains

• Himalayas

• Rocky Mountains

What is the term for an area where magma comes up through the ocean floor?

• Subduction zone

• Spreading center

• Fault line

• Trench

Who discovered the mid-ocean ridge rift valley?

• Marie Tharp

• Alfred Wegener

• James Cook

• Jacques Cousteau

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

How old can the continental crust be?

• 4 billion years

• 2 billion years

• 6 billion years

• 1 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What are deep canyons in the ocean floor called?

• Ocean trenches

• Ocean ridges

• Ocean valleys

• Ocean basins