Plate Tectonics Quiz

Plates collide and form mountains at which type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Pickles

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Plates divide and form Ocean Basins at which type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Pineapple

Many earthquakes occur along the San Andres Fault. This is because it is located on which type of boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Pizza

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Which statement BEST supports the continental drift hypothesis?

• Similar rock formations have been found on the same continent.

• Similar rock formations have been found in the same mountain range.

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  Similar rock formations have been found on widely separated continents.

• Similar rock formations have been found that formed under the same conditions.

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Which observation did NOT support the hypothesis of continental drift?

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  The shapes of some present-day continents fit together.

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  The sizes of some present-day continents are the same.

• The ages and types of rock formations on widely separated continents are similar.

• Fossils of the same land animals have been found on widely separated continents.

How does the information in the image provide evidence for the continental drift hypothesis?

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  It indicates the formation of similar mountain ranges on different continents.

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  It indicates the formation of mountain ranges on separate tectonic plates that drifted together over time.

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  It indicates the formation of a single mountain range that separated when the continents drifted apart.

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  It indicates the formation of mountain ranges on opposite sides of the ocean that have eroded over time.

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Name the boundary.

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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What is Pangaea?

• A German Scientist
• the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
• continental drift
• an ancient fossil

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Lystrosaurus is a type of land reptile that lived around 250 million years ago. These large reptiles were herbivores that used their tusks to dig up the roots of desert plants. Fossil remains of Lystrosaurus have been found in Antarctica, India, and Africa.

How does the fossil evidence support the idea that Earth has changed over time?

• It shows that some land animals survived extinction.

• It shows that desert plants grew at the South Pole in Earth’s past.

• It shows that Antarctica has not always been in its current location.

• It shows that the fossil record reveals little about a large percentage of animals.

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Which rock sample would be found closer to the surface?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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