Exploring Plate Tectonics Concepts

What is the densest material that sinks towards the center of the Earth to form the core?

• Iron

• Granite

• Basalt

• Silicon

What is the process called that involves the oceanic crust sinking back into the mantle?

• Subduction

• Convection

• Seafloor spreading

• Plate shifting

Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?

• James Cook

• Charles Darwin

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Alfred Wegener

What evidence supported the theory of continental drift?

• Matching mountain ranges

• Fossil records across continents

• Ocean currents

• Atmospheric conditions

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What discovery was crucial in supporting the theory of plate tectonics?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Island arcs

• Deep-sea trenches

• Continental shelves

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What was a major factor that shifted scientific consensus from continental drift to plate tectonics?

• The invention of the telescope

• The discovery of tectonic plates

• The mapping of the ocean floor

• The discovery of the inner core

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What does seafloor spreading occur at?

• Subduction zones

• Transform boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

What is created at a convergent boundary involving two oceanic plates?

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Mountain ranges

• Volcanic island arcs

• Rift valleys

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Which mountain range was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates?

• The Alps

• The Rockies

• The Andes

• The Himalayas

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What is the concept of 'slab pull' in plate tectonics?

• The pulling apart of continents during rifting

• The rising of hot magma at mid-ocean ridges

• The collision and fusion of continental plates

• The sinking of cooler, denser oceanic crust into the mantle

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