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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the process called when heat circulates throughout the mantle and causes the lithosphere to move on the surface?
What plate is found in between the Pacific and The North American plates?
What is the name of the man who suggested the continental drift theory?
Alpred Wigener
Alfred Wegner
Alex Wegner
The ------ is made up of multiple parts, which move relative to one another
(a)
Convection currents take place in the ------
(a)
The process when mid-ocean ridges erupt, creating new material on the seafloor.
seafloor formation
subduction
seafloor softening
The 3 distinct types of plate boundaries are
The ---- in Africa is an example of a divergent plate boundary
(a)
This plate is the southernmost plate on Earth
Australian Plate
Scotia Plate
This was the name of the ocean that surrounded Pangaea.
Panthalessa
Panthelassa
Pancake
These were the names given to the two continents after the breakup of Pangaea.
(a)
These were evidences that the Continental Drift Theory was correct
Similar climate evidence found on continents.
The fit of the continents to one another
If for example, the Inazuma plate which only has small islands, drifted towards the Mondstat plate, which is part of the Continent of Teyvat. What kind of plate boundary would it be?
convergent
continental-continental
convergent
oceanic-continental
convergent
oceanic-oceanic
convergent
continental-oceanic
What kind of plate boundary is Optimus Prime?
(a)
Stress in earth science is part of what topic?
Tectonic Forces
Tectonic Processes
Plate Boundaries
Convection Currents
