unit assessment 1 Q3 G9

What geological theory is illustrated by the concept of "Drifting Continents" ?

• Theory of Relativity

• Plate Tectonics

• Quantum Mechanics

• Big Bang Theory

Who was one of the first cartographers to notice the apparent fit of continents on either side of the Atlantic Ocean in the late 1500s?

• Christopher Columbus

• Gerardus Mercator

• Abraham Ortelius

• Ptolemy

What evidence did Wegener find in coal deposits that supported his theory of continental drift?

• Coal deposits in Antarctica were once tropical

• Coal deposits contain gold

• Coal deposits are found only in cold regions

• Coal deposits can be used as fuel

divergent boundary

• a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other

• a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other

• a plate boundary where two plates slide past one another in opposite directions

plate tectonics

• the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents

• the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past

• the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle

• the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface

Who came up with the idea that all the continents were once joined together?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Werner Heisenberg

Which type of plate boundary or zone would be most likely to lead to above-ground volcanic activity?

• Subduction zone

• Divergent boundary

• Collision zone

• Transform boundary

Which option(s) are evidence Alfred Wegener had about his theory?

• Maps showing continents drifting apart.

• The shapes of each continent

• Fossils and rocks found on continents

• Continents fitting like puzzle pieces

What do we call molten hot liquid rock once it erupts to the Earth's surface?

• magma

• igneous

• cinder

• mauna

• lava

What do we call molten hot liquid rock BELOW Earth's surface?

• magma

• igneous

• cinder

• mauna

• lava