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Plate Tectonics Questions

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed the concept of continental drift?

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Harry Hess

c)

Hess Harry

d)

Albert Vegener

2.

According to the theory of continental drift, how would a world map have changed over 250 years?

a)

Would have shown Pangea instead of 6 continents

b)

Would have shown Pangea instead of 7 continents

c)

Would have shown Hess instead of 7 continents

d)

Would have shown Pangea instead of 5 continents

3.

What evidence supported the theory of continental drift? Select all that apply.

a)

Continents fit together like a puzzle

b)

Gold mines

c)

Fossils

d)

Folded mountains

e)

Coal mines

4.

Who is an American scientist that helped to discover the process of sea floor spreading?

a)

Hess Harry

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Alfred Vegener

d)

Harry Hess

5.

Along what feature of the ocean floor does sea-floor spreading begin?

a)

With a surfaced ocean trench

b)

With a small continental ridge

c)

With a deep ocean trench

d)

With a mid ocean ridge

6.

Where would you expect to find the oldest rock on the sea-floor?

a)

Farthest from a deep ocean trench

b)

Closest to a mid ocean ridge

c)

Farthest from a mid ocean ridge

d)

Closest to a deep ocean trench

7.

What is a deep ocean trench?

a)

Underwater mountain range

b)

Underwater canyon

c)

Surfaced canyon

d)

Surfaced mountain