Copy of PLATE TECTONICS

Who is Alfred Wegener?

A.He made the supercontinent called “Pangaea”

B.A German meteorologist that paid attention to our continents

C.

He published a book called “The Origin of Oceans and Continents”

D.A man who lived 4.5 billion years ago

What are the physical properties of the asthenosphere?

A.

brittle and hard

B.plasticlike and flexible

C.runny liquid

D.sandy and cold

What are the 2 types of Earth’s Layer?

A.Continental and Oceanic

B.Oceanic and Solar

C.Continental and Stellar

D.Martian and Plutonian

What kind of boundary is Himalayas?

A.Divergent Boundary

B.Transform Boundary

C.Convergent boundary

D.All of the above

What difference allows scientists to separate Earth into layers?

A.convection currents

B.heat flow

C.chemical composition

D.

physical properties

Why is inner core solid even though it is hotter than the outer core?

A.More pressure raises the melting point

B.More pressure lowers the melting point

It states that the lithosphere is divided into the large continent-sized plates that are constantly moving.

A.

Continental Drift

B.

Tokyo Drift

C.Plate Tectonics

D.Plate Boundary

I am the result of sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust. What am I?

A.Volcanic Eruption

B.

Tsunami

C.Storm

D.Earthquake

When 2 plates of the same density collide, what is most likely to happen?

A.A ridge will form

B.

A Subduction Zone will form

C.A Mountain Range will form

D.A Fault will form

What will form when 2 plates slide past each other?

A.Divergent

B.Convergent

C.Transform Fault

How fast are the continents moving?

A.1-2 inches per week

B.

2-3 meters per year

C.1-2 inches per year

D.2-3 inches per day

What are two sources of earths internal heat?

A.

sunlight and radiation from space radioactive decay and heat of formation

B.motion and other forms of kinetic energy

C.cosmic rays and gravitational energy

D.radioactive decay and heat of formation

What is in the picture?

A.Mid- Atlantic Ridge

B.San Andreas Fault

C.

Himalayan Mountain

D.East African Rift Valley