Tectonic Explorer

(a)   supports that Earth has changed over time.

• Fossil evidence
• Weather patterns
• Ocean currents
• Animal migration

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Who was Alfred Wegener?

• A famous geologist known for his work on volcanoes

• A scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift

• An explorer who discovered the North Pole

• A mathematician who developed calculus

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What is Pangaea?

• A type of dinosaur

• A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

• A large ocean

• A mountain range in Asia

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Did scientists accept Wegener's theory? Why or why not?

• Yes, because it was immediately proven

• No, because there was no mechanism to explain how continents moved

• Yes, because it was supported by all scientists

• No, because it was too complex to understand

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What is the significance of the fit of the continents in Wegener's theory?

• It suggests they were once connected

• It shows they are moving closer together

• It proves they are shrinking

• It indicates they are expanding

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What is the main reason for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Wind currents

• Ocean currents

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's magnetic field

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What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

• Athensphere

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

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Which crust subducts because it is denser than other crust?

• pizza crust

• oceanic crust

• continental crust

• new crust

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What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Lithosphere

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

• the subducton of the sea floor

• the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

• convection currents in the asthenosphere

• the friction force between the plates that move past each other

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