1. What moves the crustal plates?
 
 
 
 

2. What was Pangea?
 
 
 
 

3. Who was the German that proposed the theory of Continental Drift?
 
 
 
 

4. Describe "hot spots " and give several examples of them.
 
 
 
 
 
 

5. Describe convection currents.
 
 
 
 
 

6. Why do volcanoes form near the edges of crustal plates?
 
 
 
 
 

7. On the average, the earth's crustal plates are moving at a rate of :

a. 1 to 10 meters per year
b. 10 to 100 cm per year
c. 1 to 10 cm per year
d. 0 to 10 mm per year
 

8. What is a divergent boundary and give the name of one.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

9. An example of mountains formed by two continental plates colliding with eath other would be:

a. the Appalachian Mountains
b. the Henry Mountains of Utah
c. the Himalayan Mountains
d. The Smoky Mountains
 

10. Evidence of "Continental Drift" can be found in similarities in fossils found in Africa and South America.

True  or  False
 

11. Yellowstone National Park is a volcanic caldera that is formed over a hot spot.

True  or  False
 

12. The two types of crust on the tectonic plates are:

a. light crust and dark crust
b. brittle crust and fluid crust
c. old crust and young crust
d. oceanic crust and continental crust
 

13. The newest crustal material is found closest fo mid-ocen ridges.

True  or  False
 

14. Describe what happens at a subduction zone.
 
 
 
 
 
 

15. Olympus Mons is an ancient volcano found on:

a. Earth
b. the Moon
c. Mars
d. Venus
 

16. The continental plates are moving at a relatively constant rate.

True  or  False
 

17. The earth's crust is separated into about ________ sections or plates.

a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 11
 

18. The famous San Andreas fault is an example of what type of boundary?

a. A convergent boundary
b. A transform boundary
c. A divergent boundary
d. A state boundary
 

19. Draw a cross-section of the earth and label the mantle, crust, core.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

20. Deep oceanic trenches are found at what type of boundary?

a. divergent
b. convergent
c. transform
d. subduction
 

21. The Yellowstone Caldera is moving in what direction relative to the North American plate?

a. southwest
b. northwest
c. south east
d. northeast
 

22. What is the conversion for miles to kilometers? _______ miles = ________ km
 

23. The Plate and Plate have converged and the _______________ mountains are a result.

a. Himalayan
b. Rockies
c. Andes
d. Sierra Nevadas
 

24. The name of the software that is used in the unit to measure distances and areas is called:

a. NIH Image
b. GraphicConverter
c. Sparkle
d. Netscape
 

25. Name the four layers of the earth's interior.