Question
Question 1 (3 points)
Which of these is part of the lithosphere?
Question 1 options:
inner core
outer core
all of the mantle
crust and outer part of the mantle
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 2
Question 2 (3 points)
Which word best describes the hot, weak, inner part of the upper mantle, which can flow?
Question 2 options:
asthenosphere
lithosphere
crust
core
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 3
Question 3 (3 points)
What evidence did Wegener make use of to develop the theory of continental drift?
Question 3 options:
Mountains in North America appear to be part of the same chain of mountains as those in Northern Europe.
The climate of Siberia has always been the same.
The Rocky Mountains are taller than the Appalachian Mountains.
There is no evidence of glaciers anywhere in South America.
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 4
Question 4 (3 points)
Alfred Wegener's theory about Earth's past included a supercontinent made up of all the continents put together. What was the name of the supercontinent?
Question 4 options:
Gondwanaland
Pangaea
Laurasia
Americas
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 5
Question 5 (3 points)
Which term is described as a shelf of undersea land reaching a depth of about 200 meters (656 feet) and extending out from the shoreline?
Question 5 options:
continental shelf
abyssal plains
deep-sea trenches
guyots
Question 6 (3 points)
Which term is described as a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor?
Question 6 options:
continental shelf
abyssal plains
deep-sea trenches
guyots
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 6
Question 7 (3 points)
Which two forces do scientists believe are responsible for tectonic plate motion?
Question 7 options:
gravity acting on the edges of plates and friction between the plate and the asthenosphere
friction between the plate and the asthenosphere and pressure of magma on the edge of the plate
gravity acting on the edges of plates and convection in the mantle
convection in the mantle and pressure of magma on the edge of the plate
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 7
Question 8 (3 points)
What are the main causes of convection currents in the asthenosphere?
Question 8 options:
density and temperature
temperature and pressure
density and weight
weight and pressure
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 8
Question 9 (3 points)
What happens at a convergent boundary?
Question 9 options:
Mountains form as lithospheric plates move side by side past each other.
Earthquakes occur as lithospheric plates move away from each other.
Magnetism occurs as lithospheric plates are attracted toward each other by gravity.
Collisions occur as lithospheric plates move toward each other.
Question 10 (3 points)
According to the theory of plate tectonics, how do two plates interact to form Earth's largest mountain ranges?
Question 10 options:
create new plates
collide
scrape past each other
move apart
Which of these is part of the lithosphere?
Question 1 options:
inner core
outer core
all of the mantle
crust and outer part of the mantle
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 2
Question 2 (3 points)
Which word best describes the hot, weak, inner part of the upper mantle, which can flow?
Question 2 options:
asthenosphere
lithosphere
crust
core
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 3
Question 3 (3 points)
What evidence did Wegener make use of to develop the theory of continental drift?
Question 3 options:
Mountains in North America appear to be part of the same chain of mountains as those in Northern Europe.
The climate of Siberia has always been the same.
The Rocky Mountains are taller than the Appalachian Mountains.
There is no evidence of glaciers anywhere in South America.
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 4
Question 4 (3 points)
Alfred Wegener's theory about Earth's past included a supercontinent made up of all the continents put together. What was the name of the supercontinent?
Question 4 options:
Gondwanaland
Pangaea
Laurasia
Americas
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 5
Question 5 (3 points)
Which term is described as a shelf of undersea land reaching a depth of about 200 meters (656 feet) and extending out from the shoreline?
Question 5 options:
continental shelf
abyssal plains
deep-sea trenches
guyots
Question 6 (3 points)
Which term is described as a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor?
Question 6 options:
continental shelf
abyssal plains
deep-sea trenches
guyots
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 6
Question 7 (3 points)
Which two forces do scientists believe are responsible for tectonic plate motion?
Question 7 options:
gravity acting on the edges of plates and friction between the plate and the asthenosphere
friction between the plate and the asthenosphere and pressure of magma on the edge of the plate
gravity acting on the edges of plates and convection in the mantle
convection in the mantle and pressure of magma on the edge of the plate
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 7
Question 8 (3 points)
What are the main causes of convection currents in the asthenosphere?
Question 8 options:
density and temperature
temperature and pressure
density and weight
weight and pressure
4.20 Unit Test: Plate Tectonics, Part 1 Pool 8
Question 9 (3 points)
What happens at a convergent boundary?
Question 9 options:
Mountains form as lithospheric plates move side by side past each other.
Earthquakes occur as lithospheric plates move away from each other.
Magnetism occurs as lithospheric plates are attracted toward each other by gravity.
Collisions occur as lithospheric plates move toward each other.
Question 10 (3 points)
According to the theory of plate tectonics, how do two plates interact to form Earth's largest mountain ranges?
Question 10 options:
create new plates
collide
scrape past each other
move apart
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to your questions:
**Question 1:** Which of these is part of the lithosphere?
**Answer:** crust and outer part of the mantle
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**Question 2:** Which word best describes the hot, weak, inner part of the upper mantle, which can flow?
**Answer:** asthenosphere
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**Question 3:** What evidence did Wegener make use of to develop the theory of continental drift?
**Answer:** Mountains in North America appear to be part of the same chain of mountains as those in Northern Europe.
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**Question 4:** Alfred Wegener's theory about Earth's past included a supercontinent made up of all the continents put together. What was the name of the supercontinent?
**Answer:** Pangaea
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**Question 5:** Which term is described as a shelf of undersea land reaching a depth of about 200 meters (656 feet) and extending out from the shoreline?
**Answer:** continental shelf
---
**Question 6:** Which term is described as a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor?
**Answer:** deep-sea trenches
---
**Question 7:** Which two forces do scientists believe are responsible for tectonic plate motion?
**Answer:** gravity acting on the edges of plates and convection in the mantle
---
**Question 8:** What are the main causes of convection currents in the asthenosphere?
**Answer:** density and temperature
---
**Question 9:** What happens at a convergent boundary?
**Answer:** Collisions occur as lithospheric plates move toward each other.
---
**Question 10:** According to the theory of plate tectonics, how do two plates interact to form Earth's largest mountain ranges?
**Answer:** collide
---
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!
**Question 1:** Which of these is part of the lithosphere?
**Answer:** crust and outer part of the mantle
---
**Question 2:** Which word best describes the hot, weak, inner part of the upper mantle, which can flow?
**Answer:** asthenosphere
---
**Question 3:** What evidence did Wegener make use of to develop the theory of continental drift?
**Answer:** Mountains in North America appear to be part of the same chain of mountains as those in Northern Europe.
---
**Question 4:** Alfred Wegener's theory about Earth's past included a supercontinent made up of all the continents put together. What was the name of the supercontinent?
**Answer:** Pangaea
---
**Question 5:** Which term is described as a shelf of undersea land reaching a depth of about 200 meters (656 feet) and extending out from the shoreline?
**Answer:** continental shelf
---
**Question 6:** Which term is described as a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor?
**Answer:** deep-sea trenches
---
**Question 7:** Which two forces do scientists believe are responsible for tectonic plate motion?
**Answer:** gravity acting on the edges of plates and convection in the mantle
---
**Question 8:** What are the main causes of convection currents in the asthenosphere?
**Answer:** density and temperature
---
**Question 9:** What happens at a convergent boundary?
**Answer:** Collisions occur as lithospheric plates move toward each other.
---
**Question 10:** According to the theory of plate tectonics, how do two plates interact to form Earth's largest mountain ranges?
**Answer:** collide
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Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!