Plate Tectonics Assessment

Who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift?

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

Which of the following was NOT evidence used by Wegener to support Continental Drift?

• Fossil evidence

• Similar rock formations on different continents

• Seafloor spreading

• The fit of continents like puzzle pieces

About how many years ago did Pangea start to break apart?

• 1000 years ago

• 250 million years ago

• 100,000 years ago

• 1 billion years ago

What is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

• Ocean currents

• The Moon’s gravity

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's magnetic field

The majority of Earthquakes and Volcanoes happen...

• On plate boundaries

• On the coast

• In the ocean

• Underneath tectonic plates

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

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

What type of plate boundary causes mountains to form when two continental plates collide?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Rift valley

What type of plate boundary causes earthquakes when two tectonic plates are “sliding” past one another?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

Which layer(s) of the Earth are solid?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What happens to temperature and pressure as you go deeper into the Earth?

• Both temp. and pressure increase

• Both temp. and pressure decrease

• Temp. increases, but pressure decreases

• Temp. decreases, but pressure increases