Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics Practice Quiz

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

• plate tectonics

• plate boundaries

• continental drift

• oceans

This layer is the most dense in comparison to the other layers.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

When tectonic plates move towards each other, this boundary is:

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

• none of the above

Which theory describes the motion of the forces driving Earth's plates?

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• first law of motion

• third law of motion

Which layer can be described as either Oceanic or Continental?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What drives the movement of Earth's plates?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's rotation

• Sea floor spreading

• Subduction

Which layer is the thinnest?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Matching ________ on different continents is evidence for continental drift.

• weather systems

• river systems

• rock structures

• wind systems

Originally, the Continental Drift Theory was not well received by other scientists. Why?

• There was a competing theory at the time that was more believable.

• There was no data showing the continents ever moved.

• Wegener could not explain the mechanism that made continents move.

• The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

Which layer is composed of the crust and upper mantle?

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• outer core