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Based on the current position of the continents, in what general direction did South America drift away
Plate Tectonics Quiz
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a. East
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b. West
c. North
d. South
2. What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?
a. Fossil discoveries
b. The Himalaya Mountains
c. Ancient maps of the world
d. Charts of seismic activity
3. What is true of tectonic plates?
a. They are constantly moving
b. Earthquakes cause them to move
c. They don't move for centuries at a time
d. There are fewer and fewer of them
4. Where is Earth's heat energy most concentrated?
a. The mantle
b. The lithosphere
c. The core
d. The crust
5. Which of the following best describes the location of the mantle?
a. Above the crust
b. Between the crust and the lithosphere
c. Between the crust and the core
d. Beneath the core
6. What is the underlying force that drives plate tectonics?
a. Ocean tides
b. Volcanic eruptions
c. The rock cycle
d. Convection currents
7. Which of the following is true of Earth's landmasses?
a. They are the upper part of the crust
b. They are made of a single tectonic plate
c. They are the densest part of the crust
d. They were formed by earthquakes
8. Convection currents are powered by:
a. Motion
b. Pressure
c. Heat
d. Density
9. Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?
a. A transform boundary between ocean plates
b. A transform boundary between continental plates
c. A convergent boundary between continental plates
d. A subduction zone between a continental plate and an ocean plate
10. When two plates that differ in _______ collide, volcanoes often form nearby.
a. Speed
b. Density
c. Thickness
d. Temperature