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WorksheetsTheory of Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The earth's crust is...
A solid lump of rock.
Like a raft floating on a lake.
A monolith with no cracks or divisions.
Like a swan swimming across a pond.
What is the name of the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Alfred Nobel
Albert Camus
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed roughly 300 million to 200 million years ago?
Pangolin
Pandora
Panginevra
Pangea
Three sorts of evidence back the theory of plate tectonics. They are:
Geological, biological, and climate
Geographical, biological, and climate
Geological, anthropological, and climate
Geological, biological, and weather
Geological Evidence: Wegener noted how the continents fit together like...
A game of Jenga
A Jigsaw puzzle
A zipper
Hand and glove
Geological evidence: Scientists noticed that what two natural disasters tended to occur in the same places?
Hurricanes and tornadoes
Floods and droughts
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Tsunamis and volcanoes
Biological evidence: Wegener discovered that fossils from the mesosaurus were present on which two continents?
North America and South America
Europe and Asia
Africa and Australia
Latin America and Africa
Biological evidence: Finding the mesosaurus fossils led Wegener to conclude:
The mesosaurus must have swum between the continents.
The mesosaurus must have flown between the continents.
The continents must have fit together during the era in which the mesosaurus lived.
The continents must have fit together only very recently.
Climate evidence: the presence of limestone and coral reefs in areas north of the tropics puzzled scientists because:
Limestone and coral reefs form in cold water.
Limestone and coral reefs form in warm water.
Limestone and coral reefs form in deep water.
Limestone and coral reefs form in shallow water.
Climate evidence: the presence of limestone and coral reefs north of the tropics led scientists to believe
Limestone and coral reefs can form in cold water after all.
Limestone and coral reefs can migrate.
The continental plates have remained in the same place since limestone and coral reefs were formed.
The continental plates have drifted since limestone and coral reefs were formed.
The discovery of what on the Atlantic ocean floor confirmed the theory of plate tectonics?
The mid-ocean subduction
The mid-ocean ridge
The mid-ocean fridge
The mid-ocean transform plate
