Plate Tectonics

Who was the scientist who proposed the new idea of Continental Drift in the early 20th century?

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

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What is the outer shell of the planet called?

• The crust

• The mantle

• The core

• The asthenosphere

When did the supercontinent Pangea exist?

• 335 to 175 million years ago.

• 400 to 200 million years ago.

• 500 to 400 million years ago.

• 200 to 50 million years ago.

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How many major plates is the Lithosphere broken into?

• 7

• 9

• 5

• 10

Why do plates on the planet's surface move?

• Convection currents

• Plates remain stationary

• Plates rotate

• Plates are static

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What is a convergent boundary?

• Where two plates come together and collide.

• Where two plates move away and divide

• Where two plates slide past each other

• Where two plates stay stationary

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What is a divergent boundary?

• Where two plates move away and divide

• Where two plates stay stationary

• Where two plates slide past each other

• Where two plates come together and collide

What are transform boundaries?

• Where two plates slide past each other

• Where two plates stay stationary

• Where two plates come together and collide

• Where two plates move away and divide

Valleys that cut across mid-ocean ridges

• Fracture Zone

• Trenches

• Ridges

• Subduction Zone

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What plate boundary is the location of the formation of an ocean trench?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Stationary