PLATE TECTONICS

Who was the first scientist to suggest that continents were once connected?

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

Who was one of the first scientists to propose the idea of continental drift?

• Galileo Galilei

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

What evidence did scientists find that supported the idea of plate tectonics?

• Same mountain ranges

• Matching fossils on different continents

• Similar weather patterns

• Identical animal species

What evidence did scientists find that supported the theory of plate tectonics?

• Identical animal species

• Similar weather patterns

• Same mountain ranges

• Matching fossils on different continents

What happens when two continental plates collide?

• They break apart

• They crumple and form mountains

• They slide past each other

• One sinks below the other

What type of boundary occurs when two oceanic plates move away from each other?

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Static boundary

• Divergent boundary

What drives the movement of tectonic plates?

• Wind currents

• Ocean waves

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Earth's rotation

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates pull apart?

• Static boundary

• Transform boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

• They create a rift

• They both rise

• The oceanic plate is pushed under

• They merge into one

What natural phenomenon is often found along tectonic plate boundaries?

• Lakes

• Forests

• Deserts

• Volcanoes