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What theory did Alfred Wegener develop to explain how the same fossils could be found on different continents?
A. Plate tectonics theory
B. Continental drift theory
C. Fossil migration theory
D. The "Continents Playing Hide and Seek" theory
B. Continental drift theory
Where are most divergent tectonic plate boundaries located?
A. On continental landmasses
B. On the floor of the oceans
C. At the edges of continents
D. In Earth's secret underwater clubhouse
B. On the floor of the oceans
How fast do tectonic plates typically move?
A. Several feet per day
B. Fast enough to win a race against a sleeping turtle
C. A few inches per year
D. They don't move at all
C. A few inches per year
What is formed when oceanic plates converge and one plate sinks underneath another?
A. Mountain ranges
B. Rift valleys
C. Ocean trenches
D. Earth's way of saying "I can do the limbo too!"
C. Ocean trenches
What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
A. Wind and water erosion
B. Gravitational pull from the moon
C. Intense heat from Earth's core creating currents in the mantle
D. Earth doing its daily stretching exercises
C. Intense heat from Earth's core creating currents in the mantle
What happens to magma when it erupts onto Earth's surface?
A. It becomes lava
B. It turns into a volcano
C. It disappears completely
D. It takes a vacation from all that underground pressure
A. It becomes lava
At a transform boundary, what happens when tectonic plates interact?
A. They move away from each other
B. They slide past each other
C. They crash into each other
D. They high-five and continue on their way
B. They slide past each other
Most volcanoes are located at which types of plate boundaries?
A. Transform boundaries only
B. Divergent boundaries only
C. Convergent boundaries only
D. Both divergent and convergent boundaries
D. Both divergent and convergent boundaries
What landform is created when two plates move away from each other at a divergent boundary?
A. Mountains
B. Ocean trenches
C. Rift valleys
D. Earth's version of a pizza slice being pulled apart
C. Rift valleys
What nickname was given to the area around the Pacific plate due to its high number of volcanoes?
A. The Hot Spot Party Zone
B. The Ring of Fire
C. The Pacific Ridge
D. The "Too Many Volcanoes to Count" Club
B. The Ring of Fire