Plates and Our Dynamic Planet

What does the term 'Pangaea' mean?

• Massive mountain

• Single ocean

• Ancient land

• All earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Who first proposed the theory of continental drift and in what year?

• Alfred Wegener in 1912

• Harry Hess in 1960

• Bruce Heezen in 1957

• Robert Dietz in 1961

What is the primary evidence supporting seafloor spreading?

• Continental drift

• Magnetic stripes in oceanic crust

• Distribution of fossils

• Ocean depth measurements

Which plate boundary type is associated with the creation of new seafloor?

• Subduction

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

What geological feature is formed at a convergent plate boundary?

• Transform fault

• Volcano

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Ocean trench