Plate Tectonics Quiz

What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener?

• Pangea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Eurasia

Which of the following provided fossil evidence for continental drift?

• Tyrannosaurus Rex

• Mesosaurus

• Stegosaurus

• Trilobites

What technology helped scientists map the ocean floor?

• Echo Sounding

• Radar

• Seismograph

• Telescope

Where is new oceanic crust formed?

• At subduction zones

• At mid-ocean ridges

• At transform boundaries

• At mountain ranges

Which plate boundary is responsible for the San Andreas Fault?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What happens at a divergent boundary?

• Plates move toward each other

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates stop moving

Why did scientists originally reject Wegener’s theory of continental drift?

• He had no evidence

• He couldn't explain how continents moved

• He was not a geologist

• They didn’t believe in fossils

What discovery helped prove seafloor spreading?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Earthquakes

• Ocean currents

• Large underwater caves

Which type of plate boundary creates mountain ranges like the Himalayas?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Seismic

What process causes one plate to sink under another at a subduction zone?

• Convection

• Ridge push

• Slab pull

• Folding