Volcanoes and Earth's Surface Test

When I think of plate tectonics, I think of...

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

• tornados

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What is continental drift?

• It is the hypothesis that the continents once formed a single landmass.

• A theory that hasn't been proved yet.

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The landmass that existed when all continents were joined.

• Europe

• Africa

• Pangea

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Who noticed that the continents looked as if they all once fit together?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Mrs. Barnes

• Alfred Wegener

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Seafloor spreading creates (a)   .

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Subduction zone

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If the new crust is created at oceanic ridges, is the world getting bigger?

• True

• False

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The tectonic plates move due to (a)   .

• Convection Currents

• Huge machinery pushing them.

• Tectonic Plates don't move.

There are three types of boundaries:

• A) divergent, convergent, and transform

• B) Cryosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere.

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The Himalayan Mountains are a good example of:

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

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Ring of Fire: a ring of volcanoes around the (a)   tectonic plate.

• Indian

• Pacific

• Caribbean

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