Exploring Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

What did Alfred Wegener name the supercontinent?

• Atlantis

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Eurasia

What evidence supported Wegener's theory of continental drift?

• Matching coastlines of continents

• Similar rock formations across continents

• Fossil evidence across continents

• All of the above

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What process explains the age difference in the ocean floor?

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Subduction

• Plate Tectonics

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Crust

• Outer Core

What type of boundary occurs where two plates move apart?

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction Zone

What phenomenon occurs when one plate dives beneath another?

• Rift Valley Formation

• Subduction

• Seafloor Spreading

• Mountain Building

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Where do most earthquakes occur?

• Near divergent boundaries

• In the center of tectonic plates

• Near convergent boundaries

• All of the above

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What is a hotspot volcano?

• A volcano that only erupts underwater

• A volcano located on a plate boundary

• A volcano that erupts frequently

• A volcano formed by a stationary magma source

How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?

• By seafloor spreading

• By a hotspot

• By subduction

• By continental drift

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What will happen to the continents in about 250 million years?

• They will remain in their current positions

• They will all sink beneath the ocean

• They will form a new supercontinent

• They will continue to move apart

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