1. Tectonics Quiz Review

2. 1. The theory of Continental Drift was first proposed by:
a. Alfred Wegner
b. Harry
c. James Hutton

3. 2. The theory of continental drift stated that: a
2. The theory of continental drift stated that: a. Continents once lined up according to plate tectonics b. Continents were once called Pangaea and have moved to the permanent positions of today’s world c. Continents were once a single land mass and then broke up over time

4. Climactic evidence to help support the theory of continental drift showed that:
a. Tropical plants in Africa existed in the
past as well as today
b. Land used to have different climates than the
climates they have today
c. Antartica was once land but is now made of
ice

5. 4. Geographic evidence of the theory of continental drift shows a
4. Geographic evidence of the theory of continental drift shows a. that continents look like they fit together b. that continents have similar geographic features c. that all rivers match up when continents are fit together like a puzzle d. All of the above

6. 5. Mid-Ocean Ridges are which type of boundary. a. Divergent b
5. Mid-Ocean Ridges are which type of boundary? a. Divergent b. Convergent c. Transform

7. 6. Mountains are formed by which type of
boundary?
a. Divergent
b. Convergent
c. Transform

8. 7. Ocean trenches are formed by which type of boundary?
a. Divergent
b. Convergent
c. Transform

9. 8. The San Andreas Fault in California is formed by which type of boundary?
a. Divergent
b. Convergent
c. Transform

10. 9. Draw arrows to show how each of the following boundaries move:
Convergent
Transform
Divergent

11. 10. What is sea-floor spreading
a. When a convergent boundary, like a mid-
ocean ridge, makes new sea floor when
magma rises
b. When a convergent boundary, like an ocean
trench, makes new sea floor when magma
sinks
c. When a divergent boundary, like a mid-ocean
ridge, makes new sea floor when magma rises

12. 11. What is the Supercontinent Cycle. a
11. What is the Supercontinent Cycle? a. This eventually split into Laurasia and Gonwanaland b. This is the process by which supercontinents form and break apart c. The putty-like material that the techtonic plates move very slowly upon d. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

13. 12. What is Lithosphere? a. This eventually split into Laurasia and Gonwanaland b. This is the process by which supercontinents form and break apart c. The putty-like material that the techtonic plates move very slowly upon d. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

14. 13. What is Asthenosphere?
a. This eventually split into Laurasia and
Gonwanaland
b. This is the process by which supercontinents
form and break apart
c. The putty-like material that the techtonic plates
move very slowly upon
d. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of
crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

15. 14. What is Pangaea? a. This eventually split into Laurasia and Gonwanaland b. This is the process by which supercontinents form and break apart c. The putty-like material that the techtonic plates move very slowly upon d. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle