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Drift and Boundaries
By Erin Smoak
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This one is about Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift, seafloor spreading, and plate tectonics.
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Question 1
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Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
Pangea
Hess
Wegener
Wilson
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Question 15
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All are evidence to support the theory of continental drift EXCEPT
fossils
land features
climate change
rainfall
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Question 16
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What new technology did scientists use to map the bathymetry of the ocean floor?
Echolocation
Magnetometer
Radar
Sonar
Question 17
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Magnetic stripes are ____________ on either side of the mid ocean ridge.
Younger
Asymmetrical
Symmetrical
Lighter
Question 18
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Rocks on the sea-floor that lie in a pattern, show a record of the reversals of
atmosphere
magnetic field
diversity
temperature
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Question 21
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Sea-floor spreads apart at both sides of a _____ as new crust is added.
trench
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
mountain
Question 22
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Drilling samples revealed that rock samples taken farther from a mid-ocean ridge are
crystal
hotter
older
younger
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Question 23
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What new information led to the expanding earth theory?
Subduction
Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
Tectonic Plates
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Question 2
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What year did Wegener publish his book?
1972
1912
1957
1812
Question 3
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What was Wegener's theory called?
Continental Drift
Expanding Earth
Rafting
Plate Tectonics
Question 4
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What did Wegener's book have in it?
Laws
Ideas
Evidence
Question 5
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What were Wegner's 3 lines of evidence?
Fossils
Climate
Rocks
Animals
Weather
Question 6
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What were 2 of the fossils that Wegener used as part of his evidence?
Glossoptris
Mesosaurus
T Rex
Spinosaurus
Question 7
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What 2 places did they find tropical plant fossils that are currently covered in ice?
Iceland
Russia
Antarctica
Greenland
Africa
Question 8
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What did Wegener find in South Africa? (Read the whole page)
Mesosaurus Fossils
Deep scratches from glaciers
Glossopteris Fossils
Fossils of tropical plants
Rocks from South America
Limestone
Question 9
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What kind of rock was in both North America and Scotland?
Slate
Basalt
Granite
Limestone
Question 10
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What did Wegener name the supercontinent?
Pangaea
Laurentia
Gondwanaland
Eurasia
Question 11
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What was the main reason that most scientists rejected Wegener's hypothesis?
Because he was annoying
Because he couldn't tell them how it worked
Because he didn't have enough evidence
Because he was a meterorologist
Question 12
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When was this theory revisited?
1950's
1970's
1920's
2000's
Question 13
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What caused scientisit to revisit continental drift?
The war
New technology
New rocks
New fossils
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What did sonar find on the ocean bottom?
Plains
Plateaus
Valleys
Mountains
Question 19
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What new technology did scientists use to find changes on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?
Compass
Sonar
Magnetometer
Radar
Question 20
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Where is the youngest seafloor?
In the plains
At the top of the ridge
In trenches
Near the shorelines
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When continental plates collide what landform is made?
Mountains
Trenches
Islands
A and B
All of the Above
Question 25
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Which type of plates go under other plates?
More dense and thick
Less Dense and thin
Less Dense and thick
More dense and thin
Question 26
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What mixes with rock to melt it?
Air
Water
Silicon
Oil
Question 27
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What causes the volcanoes on the ring of fire?
Consolidation
Cooling
Upwelling
Rocking
Question 28
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What is the example of a transform fault (where plates slide past each other)?
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Ranier
Ring of Fire
San Andreas
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How long has the earth's surface been shifting?
13.7 billion years
4.5 billion years
250 billion years
2.5 billion years
Question 30
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How many major plates are on Earth?
12
18
24
7
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How hot is the mantle?
1,000 - 3,700 degrees Celsius
1,000 - 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit
1,800 - 6,700 degrees Celsius
As hot as the sun
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Why is part of the mantle solid?
It is under a lot of pressure
It is cool
It is hot
It is under very little pressure
Question 33
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Which layer of the earth is under the most pressure?
Lithosphere
Crust
Mantle
Core
Question 34
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What is the temperature-propelled motion in the mantle called?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Question 35
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Where are the 2 extra hot regions of the mantle?
Antarctica
East coast of North America
Central Pacific Ocean
Africa
Question 36
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How long does it take for the oldest, coolest parts of the crust to sink back into the mantle?
Millions of years
Billions of years
Thousands of years
Hundreds of years
Question 37
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How fast do plates move?
8 cm/year
10 cm/year
1 cm/year
2.5 cm/year
Question 38
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What was the name of the giant landmass about 250 million years ago?
Pangaea
Laurasia
Columbia
Gondwanaland
Question 39
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What is the theory about crust moving called today?
geography
plate tectonics
continental drift
seismology