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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____.PantryPangaeaWegenerlandEurasia
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis was rejected?He did not have any evidenceHis proposed mechanisms were physically impossibleHe did not propose any mechanisms. - 3. Multiple ChoiceThe lithospheric plates move an average of ____.5 inches/year5 cm/year3 cm/year5 feet/year
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT used in support of the continental drift hypothesis?matching fossilsAncient climatespaleomagnetismMatching rocks
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producing
lithosphere?convergenttransformdivergent - 6. Multiple ChoiceA divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.volcanic island arccontinental volcanic arcearthquakeocean ridges (seafloor spreading)
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?continental volcanic arcvolcanic island arcearthquakesuplifted mountains
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?continental-oceanic convergentcontinental-continental convergentoceanic-oceanic convergentcontinental-continental divergent
- 9. Multiple ChoiceContinental volcanic arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?oceanic-continental convergentoceanic-oceanic convergentcontinental-continental convergenttransform
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe formation of the Hawaiian Islands is associated with ____.a transform boundaryhot spotsconvergent boundariesdivergent boundaries
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the theory of plate tectonics, ________.the asthenosphere is divided into platesthe lithosphere is divided into plates
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of boundary occurs where two plates move together?convergenttransformdivergent
- 13. Multiple ChoiceNew ocean crust is formed at ______.convergent boundariesdivergent boundariestransform fault
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat results when divergence occurs between two oceanic plates?a subduction zoneseafloor spreadingan ocean trencha volcanic island arc
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat forms when one oceanic plate is forced beneath another plate?subduction zonean ocean ridgea rift valleyan ocean basin
- 16. Multiple ChoiceOceanic lithosphere is destroyed at ______transform fault boundariesdivergent boundariesocean ridgesconvergent boundaries
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow does the age of the seafloor sediments change with increasing distance from the ocean ridge?age decreasesage stays the sameage increasesage varies without a pattern
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the weaker, hotter zone beneath the lithosphere that allows for motion of Earth's rigid outer shell?crustouter coreastenosphereinner core
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the largest tectonic plate?North AmericanPacificAntarcticEurasian
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe convergence of two continental plates would produce ___________.island arcsrift valleysfolded mountainstrenches
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