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- 1. Multiple Choice
The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?Convergent BoundaryOcean CurrentsConvection CurrentsTransform Boundary - 2. Multiple ChoiceLook at the arrows in the Lithosphere, according to the plate movement, what type of boundary is this?ConvergentSubduction ZoneConvection CurrentTransform
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA Subduction Zone occurs, when one more dense plate subductions under a less dense plate, what type of boundary could this be considered?Convection CurrentConvergent BoundaryTransform BoundaryDivergent Boundary
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis layer of Earth is the thickest partcrustouter coremantleinner core
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?The name of a German Scientistthe name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years agoanother name for continental driftthe name of an ancient fossil
- 6. Multiple ChoiceName the boundaryconvergent boundarydivergent boundarytransform boundarysergent boundary
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA subduction zone is formed...when one tectonic plate sinks below anotherat every type of convergent plate boundaryat every type of divergent plate boundaryat transform boundaries
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhenever a subduction zone is formed a ______ is formed.MountainIsland ArcRiftVolcano
- 9. Multiple ChoicePlate movement is caused by ______________.the rotation of the Earthocean tidesconvection currents in the mantlethe moon's gravity
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?Harry HessGalileoAlfred WegenerNewton
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is created when two continental plates converge together?MountainsTsunamiEarthquakeVolcano
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is created when one continental and one oceanic plate converge?VolcanoMountainTsunamiEarthquake
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Pangea?An ancient Mountain Range that divided AfricaA large valley where civilization began.A supercontinent where all Earth's land masses were joined.A large meteor that hit Earth and destroyed all of the dinosaurs
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMr. Jones, an archeologist, travels to study land animal fossils from millions of years ago. He has found fossils of the smae land animals in eastern South America and western Africa. Which conclusion best supports Mr. Jones' findings?The 2 continents were once joined together as part of a larger continent.Land animals found from fossils collected from the west coast of Africa are similar to the ones found on the east coast of South AmericaEarly Europeans became Zombies as a Result of the Rock coming to save the world in the movie San AndreasThe animals developed on the two continents at the exact same time
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAndrew found warm-weather plant fossils while on an expedition to Antarctica. Which conclusion best supports his find?The seeds of plants were carried by flying dinosaurs that escaped Jurrassic ParkThe island was once closer to the equator, but has since drifted to its current locationAncient Mariners transported the plants to the island.The plants drifted on the ocean currents to the island.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the result of the collision of (crashing) of continental tectonic plates?Beach erosionConvection CurrentsMountain BuildingFaults
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat forms when an oceanic plate and a continental plate converge?TrenchOceanContinentMountains
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