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Drift and Tectonics Quiz Prep

By Erin Smoak
Last updated almost 5 years ago
40 Questions
Note from the author:
This is a review of continental drift, plate tectonics, and types of plate boundaries.

What are the 3 lines of evidence for Wegener's theory of continental drift? Be sure that you can explain what these 3 lines of evidence were and why they mattered to Wegener.

What mechanism makes plates move that Wegener didn't know about?

What are the Himalayas?

What did the area of the Himalayas look like about 40 million years ago?

What kind of boundary was the area of the Himalayas 50 million years ago?

What kind of boundary is the Himalayas today?

If the Himalayas continue to grow in elevation at their present rate, how tall will Mt. Everest be in another one million years?

Which picture is a convergent boundary?

Which picture is a divergent boundary?

Which picture is a transform boundary?

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What feature is this?

What process is shown in this picture?

Which 2 are evidence for this process?

What other features occur at this type of boundary?

What process is shown in this picture?

What causes this process?

What features occur at this type of boundary?

What feature is this?

What process is shown in this picture?

What other features occur at this type of boundary?

What process is shown in this picture?

What causes this process?

What features occur at this type of boundary?

Why do oceanic plates go under continental plates?

What process is shown in this picture?

What type of boundary is this?

What features occur at this type of boundary?

What type of boundary is this?

What are caused by thes types of boundaries?

What happens during the process of subduction?