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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
transform
divergent
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
What evidence was NOT used by Wegener as proof of continental drift?
land features
erosion
climate
fossils
What is a plate boundary where both plates move away from each other?
divergent
plate
convergent
transform
Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a
landform
continent
fossil
landmass
According to Wegener's theory of continental drift,
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
the continents do not drift
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved.
What is Pangaea?
the name of a German scientist
the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
another name for continental drift
the name of an ancient fossil
What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle?
continental drift
mid-ocean ridge
faults
subduction
What is Wegener's idea that continents are slowly moving over Earth's surface called?
divergence
faults
plates
continental drift
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago. This continent is called
America
Super Earth
Pangaea
Eurasia
_______________ current within the mantle cause the earth's plates to move and shift s molten material rises and falls due to density and gravity
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Wind
Earth's plates meet at ____________.
plate tectonics
plate boundaries
continental drift
oceans
