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The observation that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces, and may once
have been connected, led Alfred Wegener to propose a theory in 1910 called
A: continental plowing
B: continental drift
C: wandering continents
D: shape matching of continents
2. The essence of Wegener's idea was sound, based on some scientific
observations. Which of the following supported his theory?
A: Matching fossil plant remains found on two different continents
B: Matching reptile remains found on two different continents
C: nearly identical sedimentary rock types of same age in widely separated
locations
D: all of the above
3. The development of submarine warfare druing World War II created a pressing
need to map the ocean floor. This actually led to research on the ocean floor that
would help explain the movement of the continents. What tool was used to do this
mapping?
A: underwater cameras
B: sonar surveys
C: studies of living things
D: rock sampling
4. Scientists found that the continents were moving apart from each other due to
magma rising out of mid-ocean ridges, and they called this
A: sea floor spreading
B: sea floor rising
C: changing sea floor
D: underwater volcanos
5. The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called
A: Eurasia
B: Indo-Australia
C: Pangaea
D: Pacifica
6. The Earth's crust is divided into 7 major plates, which include all of the
continents. Along which two plates do we see major earthquake activity?
A: Pacific and North/South American
B: Pacific and Eurasian/Indian
C: South American and African
D: A and B both
7. Wegener's old theory, called sea floor spreading, was found too simplistic
because it did not explain how the continents would move. It was replaced by a
theory called
A: plate tectonics
B: crustal forces
C: paleomagnetism

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8. Plate tectonics is our current theory of how the movement of continental masses
relates to the movement of ocean basins. This movement explains many
phenomena, such as
A: earthquakes
B: volcanoes
C: weather patterns
D: all of the above
9. Plate margins are places where much activity occurs. Earthquakes occur, for
example, along convergent margins, where plates are
A: moving apart
B: sliding past each other
C: colliding
10. Volcanoes occur in similar locations to earthquakes, and are common along
plate boundaries. Sixty percent of volcanoes occur surrounding the Pacific Ocean, a
location called
A: "the hot zone"
B: "the Ring of Fire"
C: "the Volcano Zone"
11. Plate tectonics can also be the direct cause of forming
A: lakes
B: streams
C: mountains
D: oceans
12. Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be
caused by
A: volcanoes
B: earthquakes
C: convection currents in Earth's mantle
D: hot spots
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