Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior

In 1912, Alfred Wegener presented the Continental Drift Hypothesis. He presented 4 reasons. Which one was NOT one of his reasons?

• The fossil record supports it.

• The weather record supports it.

• Looking at the continents on a map supports it.

• The alignment of the planets supports it.

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When scientists mapped the ocean floor, they found that it ...

• is mostly flat and sandy

• contains mountains, valleys, and plains

• has a lot more sediment than they thought

• shows no evidence of plate tectonics

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What type of Tectonic Plates make up the Earth's crust?

• Only continental plates

• Only oceanic plates

• Continental and oceanic plates

• There are no tectonic plates

The crust and upper mantle make up the...

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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The rock of the asthenosphere can be described as...

• hot, thick liquid

• cold and solid

• stable and rigid

• cold water

Tectonic plates move when the heat of the mantle transfers to the lithosphere. This is called ...

• conduction

• refraction

• convection

• perfection

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Divergent tectonic plates are moving apart. What is created?

• Underwater caves

• Sandy beaches

• Tall mountains

• New ocean floor

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Divergent tectonic plates can be found...

• Along the fault lines in Southern California

• In the ocean, along the Mid Atlantic Ridge

• On Mount Everest

• On the Great Plains in the midwest

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Convergent tectonic plates move slowly toward each others. When they collide, they create...

• New ocean floor

• Tall mountains

• New life forms

• A decrease in land

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A ________ is created when two tectonic plates are in a transform position.

• subduction zone

• tsunami

• fault line

• tornado system

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