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Plate Tectonics Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the scientist(s) who proposed the theory of sea floor spreading

a)

Hess and Dietz

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Le Pichon and McKenzie

d)

Frank B Taylor

2.

The Himalayan Mountain Range formed from the collision of what two plates?

a)

Eurasian and Indian

b)

North American and Pacific

c)

Nazca and South American

3.

What type of stress pushes material together? --> <--

a)

Tension

b)

Shear

c)

Compression

d)

Emotional

4.

What are the 3 types of waves we observe on a seismogram?

a)

P-Wave

b)

S-Wave

c)

Gnarly Wave

d)

Surface Wave

5.

The first waves to appear on a seismogram are what?

a)

S-Wave

b)

Surface Wave

c)

P-Wave

6.

The strongest, most devastating quake waves are what?

a)

Surface Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

P-Waves

7.

What are the 3 main layers of earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Sauce

c)

Core

d)

Mantle

e)

Toppings

8.

The inner core is _________ iron and nickel

a)

Liquid

b)

Plasma

c)

Solid

d)

Gas

9.

Alfred Wegener used what evidence to support his theory of continental drift? (Check all that apply)

a)

Shape of the Continents

b)

Glacial Striations

c)

Fossil Correlation

d)

Birds

e)

Ocean Temperature

10.

Earthquakes and volcanoes are generally found where?

a)

Fault Lines

b)

Plate Boundaries

c)

The oceans

d)

The arctic

11.

The method by which we use 3 seismograph stations to pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake is called what?

a)

Tetrangulation

b)

Focus

c)

Venn Diagram

d)

Triangulation

12.

Earth's mantle is made up of Iron and Nickel (True/False)

a)

True

b)

False