Continental Drift
Who was the first person to propose the hypothesis of continental drift?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Alfred Wegener
C. Abraham Ortelius
D. Nicolas Copernicus
B: Alfred Wegener
Type of plate boundary that occurs when tectonic plates move toward each other.
A. Divergent Plate Boundary
B. Transform Plate Boundary
C. Subduction Plate Boundary
D. Convergent Plate Boundary
D: Convergent Plate Boundary
The theory that describes how tectonic plates move and shape Earth's surface is called
A.Theory of Continental Drift
B. Theory of transform boundaries
C. Theory of Plate Tectonics
D. Theory of Kinetic Motion
C: Theory of Plate Tectonics
What is the name of the famous fault line that runs through the state of California?
San Andreas Fault
What does the theory of continental drift state?
A. The continents were formed in their present positions and have never moved.
B. The continents had once been joined as a single land mass that broke apart.
C. A massive earthquake resulted in the formation of the continents.
D. None of the Above.
B: The continents had once been joined as a single land mass that broke apart.
Process that occurs when two plates collide and the denser plate eventually descends below the other less dense plate.
A. Transform Boundary
B. Rift Valley
C. Subduction
D. Divergent Boundary
C: Subduction
Plate boundary that occurs where tectonic plates move away from each other.
A. Convergent Plate Boundary
B. Divergent Plate Boundary
C. Transform Plate Boundary
D. Continental Plate Boundary
B: Divergent Plate Boundary
What geologic event most often occurs at transform plate boundaries?
Earthquakes
Which one of the following was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to proof the theory of continental drift?
A. Rock Formations
B. Fossil Evidence
C. Sea Floor Spreading
D. Climatic Evidence
C: Seafloor Spreading
A long narrow depression that forms when continental crust begins to separate and stretch.
A. Subduction
B. Rift Valley
C. Convergent Boundary
D. Transform Boundary
B: Rift Valley
Type of plate boundary that occurs where tectonic plates move horizontally past each other.
A. Convergent Plate Boundary
B. Divergent Plate Boundary
C. Transform Plate Boundary
D. Continental Plate Boundary
C: Transform Plate Boundary
What is the name of the super continent that began to break apart approximately 200 million years ago?
Pangea
How did finding coal deposits in Antarctica support Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift?
Coal forms from ancient swamp plants that grew in warm, wet regions. This indicates Antarctica had once had a tropical climate.
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Type of convergent plate boundary where a subduction zone is formed when one oceanic plate descends below another oceanic plate resulting in the creation of ocean trenches.
A. Oceanic Continental
B. Continental Continental
C. Oceanic Oceanic
D. Divergent Convergent
C: Oceanic Oceanic
What type of convergent plate boundary forms when the edges of the plates collide and become crumpled, folded, and uplifted?
A. Oceanic Oceanic
B. Oceanic Continental
C. Continental Continental
D. Divergent Convergent
C: Continental Continental
Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift was initially rejected by the scientific community despite all the evidence he had collected supporting his theory. Name one of the reasons why his theory was rejected.
1. What forces could cause the movement
2. How could continents move through solids
What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean?
For double the points: In what ocean is this located?
Marianas Trench
Located in the Pacific Ocean
Type of plate boundary associated with ocean ridges and seafloor spreading.
Divergent Plate Boundaries
How deep is the Marianas trench (deepest part of the ocean) in miles?
7 Miles
Type of convergent plate boundary that results in volcanoes being formed on land.
A. Oceanic Oceanic
B. Oceanic Continental
C. Continental Continental
D. Divergent Convergent
B: Oceanic Continental