Plate Tectonics 1
During a subduction zone, when one plate often moves below the other plate, this causes what?
A. Earthquake
B. Mountains
C. Volcanic Islands
D. Fossils
C. Volcanic Islands
The discovery of rocks in Oklahoma and Morocco provide evidence of what?
A.Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Deposition
D. Plate Tectonic Movement
D. Plate Tectonic Movement
The continental drift theory stated that all of the continents were joined into one super-continent that broke apart into the continents of today.
To which of the following scientific topics has the theory of continental drift contributed the MOST scientific understanding?
A. Plate Tectonics
B. Weathering
C. Erosion
D. World Climate
A. Plate Tectonics
Which Scientist had a Theory about the Continental Drift?
A. Harry Hess
B. Alfred Wegener
C. Arthur Holmes
D. John Wilson
B. Alfred Wegener
How do Convergent Boundaries move?
A. Away from each other (Divide)
B. Towards each other (Collide)
C. Slide past each other
D. Pile on top of each other
B. Towards each other (Collide)
Transform Plate Boundaries create what crustal feature?
A. Rift Valleys
B. Earthquakes
C. Volcanic Islands
D. Mountains
B. Earthquakes
What layer do the tectonic plates float on?
A. Lithosphere
B. Continental Crust
C. Asthenosphere
D. Oceanic Crust
C. Asthenosphere
Which Scientist had a Theory about the Seafloor Spreading?
A. Harry Hess
B. Alfred Wegener
C. Arthur Holmes
D. John Wilson
A. Harry Hess
How do Divergent Boundaries move?
A. Away from each other (Divide)
B. Towards each other (Collide)
C. Slide past each other
D. Pile on top of each other
A. Away from each other (Divide)
Convergent Plate Boundaries create what crustal feature?
A. Rift Valleys
B. Earthquakes
C. Volcanic Islands
D. Mountains
D. Mountains
What type of boundary is the African Rift Valley?
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
D. Subduction Zone
B. Divergent
Which scientist had the following evidence to support his Theory: Continental Fit, Fossils/Rocks, Glacials
A. Harry Hess
B. Alfred Wegener
C. Arthur Holmes
D. John Wilson
B. Alfred Wegener
How do Transform Boundaries move?
A. Away from each other (Divide)
B. Towards each other (Collide)
C. Slide past each other
D. Pile on top of each other
C. Slide past each other
Divergent Plate Boundaries create what crustal feature?
A. Rift Valleys
B. Earthquakes
C. Volcanic Islands
D. Mountains
A. Rift Valleys
Which statement describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of a mid-ocean ridge?
A. They are along a transform plate boundary that is no longer active, so erosion is creating deep valleys.
B. They are along a plate boundary in which plates are currently converging, causing uplift and steep slopes.
C. They are along a divergent plate boundary, where tectonic plates pull apart, allowing magma to rise and create new oceanic crust.
D. They are along a transform plate boundary in which plates are currently moving side by side, causing earthquakes and faults.
C. They are along a divergent plate boundary, where tectonic plates pull apart, allowing magma to rise and create new oceanic crust.
Which scientist had the following evidence to support his Theory: Molten Material, Magnetic Strips, Drilling Samples...
A. Harry Hess
B. Alfred Wegener
C. Arthur Holmes
D. John Wilson
A. Harry Hess
What causes movement of Tectonic Plates?
A. Convection Currents in the Mantle
B. The solar system
C. flooding
D. Seafloor spreading
A. Convection Currents in the Mantle
A Mid-Ocean Ridge is created by which plate boundary?
A. Transformer
B. Transform
C. Convergent
D. Divergent
D. Divergent
What do you call the cracks that are made on the plates from all the tension?
A. Fault
B. Divergent
C. Weathering
D. Soil Composition
A. Fault
What theory did Harry Hess propose?
A. Continental Drift
B. Seafloor Spreading
C. Plate Tectonics
D. Plate Tectonic Theory
B. Seafloor Spreading