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Earth's Interior, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
2.

What is this a picture of?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental drift

c)

Pangaea

d)

glacier scaring

3.

The theory of continental drift focus largely on the idea of Pangaea. What is Pangaea?

a)
One of the ancient animals that helped Wegener prove that fossils from different continents originally came from the same location
b)
 supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past
c)
The underwater ocean range in the middle of the ocean
d)
The hot spot which gave rise to the Hawaiian Islands, among others
4.
Why was Wegener's theory not accepted?
a)

He couldn't explain how or why the continents were moving

b)
He had no evidence
c)
He was married
d)

He was not a geologist, only a meteorologist

5.
This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa.  What are these evidence for?
a)
Africa has always been near the equator
b)
Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate
c)
The continents have not moved
d)
sea floor spreading
6.

What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

a)

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

b)

glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature

c)

mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents

d)

all of the above

7.

What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

a)

evidence from landforms

b)

evidence from fossils

c)

evidence from human remains

d)

evidence from climate

8.

According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

a)

Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

b)

Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

c)

Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

d)

South America and Africa were once connected together.

9.
Which type of information was NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
glacial deposits
b)
 fossils
c)
seafloor magnetic data
d)
rocks
10.
The east coast of South America seems to fit into the wet coast of Africa, this evidence for Continental Drift is called...
a)

geometric fit of continents

b)
fossil evidence
c)
geologic evidence
d)
climate evidence
11.
India, Australia, South America, and Africa all have deep grooves or scratches in rocks which is climate evidence of ....
a)
erosion
b)
dinosaurs
c)
glaciers
d)
aliens
12.

Another piece of evidence in the theory of Continental Drift is __________ evidence of a giant fern named Glossopteris.

a)

geologic

b)

fit/shape

c)

glacial

d)

fossil/climate

13.
Glossopteris grew in warm, swampy areas proving Antarctica used to have a ________________climate.
a)
warm and wet
b)
hot and dry
c)
cold and icy
d)
temperate
14.

What does the theory of continental drift state?

a)

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

b)

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

c)

Continents are stationary and do not move

d)

None of the above

15.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Antartica and Africa
16.

Wegener used matching mountain ranges across different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Wegener used matching matching fossils of the same organisms on different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Wegener used seafloor spreading and magnetic striping as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Are the continents still moving today?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Scientists are not sure.

20.

Was Wegener's theory of continental drift accepted when he proposed it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

True or false: The layers of Earth separated by their physical properties and states of matter are the crust, mantle, and core.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or false: The layers of Earth separated by their chemical composition are the crust, mantle, and core.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or false: The layers of Earth separated by their chemical composition are the lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, and inner core.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or false: The layers of Earth separated by their physical properties and states of matter are the lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, and inner core.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What is the state of matter of the lithosphere?

a)

Solid

b)

Semi-solid, like hot plastic

c)

Fluid, semi-solid, like molasses or hot toothpaste

d)

Liquid

26.

What is the state of matter of the asthenosphere?

a)

Solid

b)

Semi-solid, like hot plastic

c)

Fluid, semi-solid, like molasses or hot toothpaste

d)

Liquid

27.

What is the state of matter of the mesosphere?

a)

Solid

b)

Semi-solid, like hot plastic

c)

Fluid, semi-solid, like molasses or hot toothpaste

d)

Liquid

28.

What is the state of matter of the outer core?

a)

Solid

b)

Semi-solid, like hot plastic

c)

Fluid, semi-solid, like molasses or hot toothpaste

d)

Liquid

29.

What is the state of matter of the inner core?

a)

Solid

b)

Semi-solid, like hot plastic

c)

Fluid, semi-solid, like molasses or hot toothpaste

d)

Liquid

30.

What is the chemical composition of the crust?

a)

Mostly silica

b)

Silica, iron, and magnesium

c)

Iron and nickel

31.

What is the chemical composition of the mantle?

a)

Mostly silica

b)

Silica, iron, and magnesium

c)

Iron and nickel

32.

What is the chemical composition of the core?

a)

Mostly silica

b)

Silica, iron, and magnesium

c)

Iron and nickel

33.

Which letter represents a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

Which letter represents a trench?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

At which letter would crust be the hottest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

At which letter would crust be the coldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

At which letter would crust be the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

At which letter would crust be the youngest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

At which letter would crust be the thickest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

What is the main driving force of plate tectonics?

a)

Convection currents in the mantle

b)

Earth's rotation on its axis

c)

Earth's revolution around the sun

d)

The moon's gravity

41.

At which boundary do mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and volcanoes occur?

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

42.

At which boundary do island arcs, trenches, volcanoes, and folded mountains occur?

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

43.

At which boundary do earthquakes occur?

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

d)

All of the plate boundaries have earthquakes

44.

Earthquakes are the MAIN feature of which boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

45.

Japan is an example of which type of plate boundary?

a)

Oceanic-oceanic convergent

b)

Continental-continental convergent

c)

Oceanic-continental convergent

d)

Divergent

46.

The Andes Mountains are an example of which type of plate boundary?

a)

Oceanic-oceanic convergent

b)

Continental-continental convergent

c)

Oceanic-continental convergent

d)

Divergent

47.

The Himalayan Mountains are an example of which type of plate boundary?

a)

Oceanic-oceanic convergent

b)

Continental-continental convergent

c)

Oceanic-continental convergent

d)

Divergent

48.

The East African Rift Zone is an example of which type of boundary?

a)

Continental-continental convergent

b)

Oceanic-continental convergent

c)

Oceanic-oceanic convergent

d)

Divergent

49.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
a)
transform
b)
subduction
c)
convergent
d)
divergent
50.
What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?
a)
rift valley
b)
mountain
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
trench
51.
Which type of crust is more dense?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
divergent
d)
pizza
52.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
lateral
53.
What is the process in which hot molten rock rises, then cools and sinks back to the core?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
convection
d)
divergence
54.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
lateral
d)
convergent
55.
What is happening at point B?
a)
subduction
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
convection
d)
an earthquake
56.
What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?
a)
subduction
b)
convection
c)
divergence
d)
transformation
57.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

58.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
59.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
60.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
61.

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

a)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

b)

Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

c)

yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

d)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

62.

Mirror images of stripes on either side of mid-ocean ridges show

a)

how old the crust is.

b)

how new the crust is.

c)

evidence of normal and reversed polarity.

d)

the direction of plate motion.

63.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
64.

Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence used to support the modern theory of plate tectonics?

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

Magnetic striping

c)

Mid-ocean ridges

d)

Trenches

e)

Geometric fit of the continents

65.

What are the TWO types of crust?

a)

oceanic

b)

continental

c)

lithosphere

d)

geologic

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