Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Which of the following WAS NOT a piece of evidence that Alfred Wegener considered when forming his model of continental drift?

• the interaction between the Earth's lithospheric plates and the asthenosphere

• the fit of the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa

• fossils of the same species match across the seas

• similar mountain ranges on different continents

• similar ancient climates evidence matches on present-day continents

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Which of the following events lead to the discovery of the process of sea-floor spreading?

• World War II

• the American Civil War

• the creation of the atomic bomb

• the Apollo Moon-landing program

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In which of the following regions is plate subduction dominant.

• around the edges of the Pacific Ocean

• down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

• along the Appalachian Mountains of the US northeast

• at the North and South Poles

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Plate tectonics is a direct result of the interaction between which of the following spheres of Earth?

• lithosphere and asthenosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• pedosphere and cryosphere

• magnetosphere and chromosphere

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Earth's lithospheric plates at a rate of a few _____________ every year.

• centimeters

• miles

• kilometers

• yards

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The term "plate tectonics" refers to the fact that the lithospheric crustal plates are moving very slowly across the Earth’s surface.

• True

• False

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A tectonic plate boundary where the two plates are scraping alongside each other in a side-swiping motion is referred to as:

• a strike-slip fault.

• a subduction zone.

• sea floor spreading.

• a convergence.

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The Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water on Earth and is growing larger each year.

• True

• False

The continental drift hypothesis stating that a supercontinent called Pangaea began breaking apart about 200 million years ago was proposed by:

• Alfred Wegener

• Antonio Pellegrini

• Harry Hess

• Bill Nye

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During his lifetime, the main objection to Alfred Wegener’s proposal was the inability to find _________________ for continental drift.

• a mechanism

• an example

• evidence

• a timeline

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