Which of the following were evidence that the Earth's continents were once in vastly different locations than they are today? (select all that apply).

the puzzle like fit of the continents

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

The convection currents in the Earth's mantle

The conduction currents in the Earth's mantle

Where is sea floor the YOUNGEST?

Far way from the mid ocean ridges

new crust forms when..

two plates spread apart and magma rises up

two plates come together and form new land

two plates scrape past each other

Where is sea floor the oldest?

far away from the mid ocean ridge

in the middle of the mid ocean ridge

Early scientist studies the continents an dobserved that South America and Africa fit together like puzzle pieces. Which of the following ideas does this observation support?

These continents were joined in the past and have moved apart since that time.

The continental shelves of these two continents are made of the same type of rock.

The material that makes up the continental shelves is eroded from the continents.

The tectonic plates beneath these continents are roughly the same age.

What are the processes that have been claimed to explain the movements of Earth’s tectonic plates?

mantle convection, ridge push and slab pull

mantle convection and continental drift

sea-floor spreading and continental drift

slab pull, and sea floor spreading

Earthquakes are experienced in many areas on the planet. What is occurring that results in earthquakes

two tectonic plates sliding past each other

two tectonic plates pulling away from each other

tectonic plates being weathered over time

tectonic plates melting as they slide into the mantle

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between continental drift and plate tectonics?

Plate tectonics helped explain how continental drift occurred.

The theory of plate tectonics was developed before the theory of continental drift.

Plate tectonics disproved the theory of continental drift.

The theory of plate tectonics developed independently from the theory of continental drift.

Plate Tectonics

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Tectonic plates

Puzzles

Earthquakes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Divergent

Convergent

Transform

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Divergent

Convergent

Slide/Transform

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Divergent

Convergent

Slide/Transform

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?

wind

ocean currents

convection in the mantle

expansion of the Earth

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

transform

subduction

convergent

divergent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

rift valley

mountain

mid-ocean ridge

trench

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Plate Tectonics

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?

What is the process in which hot molten rock rises, then cools and sinks back to the core?

Mountains form at a ___________ boundary.

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