Geography

Which of the following is not evidence used to support continental drift?

• Similar rock formations on different continents

• Fossils of the same species on different continents

• Matching coastlines

• Air pressure changes

According to the continental drift theory, all continents were once joined together in a supercontinent called:

• Eurasia

• Pangea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

Who proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912?

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

The movement of tectonic plates is mainly caused by:

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Wind currents

• Gravitational pull from the Moon

• Earth's rotation

Tectonic plates float on the asthenosphere

• False

• True

What happens at a divergent plate boundary?

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates move toward each other

• Plates stay in one place

• Plates move apart

Which type of boundary creates earthquakes but not volcanoes?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

• Subduction

Which landform is most likely to form at a convergent boundary?

• Ocean trench

• Rift valley

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Fault line

Wegener had enough evidence to convince all scientists during his time

• True

• False

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

• A theory about weather changes

• A theory that explains how the Earth's plates move and interact

• A theory about volcano formation

• A theory about water cycle