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Chemistry 13.1 Continental drift — Quiz

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1.
Earthquakes by location (%). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 1
A
B
C
D
2.
Plate speeds (cm per year). Which has the greatest value?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 2
Pacific
Eurasian
Indian
African
3.
Scientists accepting continental drift (%). At what value of "Year" is "Accepting (%)" smallest?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 3
1920
1940
1980
1960
4.
True or false? Earthquakes occur mainly in plate centres.
True
False
5.
Most scientists ____ Wegener's idea.
praised
ignored completely
rejected
accepted
6.
Earthquakes by location (%). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 4
A
B
C
D
7.
A plate is crust plus the top of the ____.
core
atmosphere
mantle
ocean
8.
Which is the correct definition of “Plate boundary”?
A testable idea.
Remains or traces of an ancient organism in rock.
Where two plates meet.
Underwater mountain chain where plates separate.
9.
Width of the Atlantic Ocean over time. Between which two values of "Million years ago" did "Width (km)" change the most?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 5
100 and 50
50 and 0
150 and 100
200 and 150
10.
Which is the correct definition of “Pangaea”?
New ocean floor forming at ridges and moving apart.
Deep valley where plates sink.
Rocks left by ice sheets.
Single supercontinent that broke apart.
11.
True or false? Continental crust is denser than oceanic.
True
False
12.
Plate speeds (cm per year). Which has the smallest value?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 6
Eurasian
Pacific
Indian
African
13.
Which is the correct definition of “Lithosphere”?
Deep valley where plates sink.
One plate sinking beneath another.
Southern supercontinent including Africa, South America, India, Antarctica and Australia.
Crust plus upper mantle.
14.
Plate speeds (cm per year). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 7
A
B
C
D
15.
Which is the correct definition of “Jigsaw fit”?
Attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Using sound waves to map the seafloor.
Continents slowly moving.
Matching coastlines of Africa and South America.
16.
True or false? Wegener was a chemist.
True
False
17.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are mostly at plate ____.
centres
boundaries
lakes
poles
18.
Plate speeds (cm per year). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 8
A
B
C
D
19.
Which is the correct definition of “Tectonic plate”?
Iron-rich volcanic rock that records magnetism.
Slab of crust and upper mantle that moves.
Speeds up a reaction, not used up.
Mass ÷ volume.
20.
Scientists accepting continental drift (%). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 9
A
B
C
D
21.
Which term matches this definition? “Slab of crust and upper mantle that moves.”
Ion
Subduction
Plate boundary
Tectonic plate
22.
GPS now measures plate ____.
colour
density
temperature
movement
23.
True or false? Continents are lighter than oceanic crust.
True
False
24.
Convection in the mantle moves ____.
plates
oceans
atoms
clouds
25.
Which term matches this definition? “German scientist who proposed continental drift in 1912.”
Wegener
Basalt
Glacial deposits
Displacement
26.
Plate speeds (cm per year). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 10
A
B
C
D
27.
Scientists accepting continental drift (%). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 11
A
B
C
D
28.
The idea was accepted in the ____.
2000s
1860s
1960s
1910s
29.
Which term matches this definition? “Where two plates meet.”
Seafloor spreading
Lithosphere
Plate boundary
Hypothesis
30.
Wegener could not explain ____ continents moved.
whether
how
when
where
31.
Which is the correct definition of “Wegener”?
German scientist who proposed continental drift in 1912.
Layers of rock.
Layer of coal showing a past warm swampy climate.
Using sound waves to map the seafloor.
32.
Scientists accepting continental drift (%). What is the value of "Accepting (%)" when "Year" is 1980?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 12
25
82
86
4
33.
Earthquakes by location (%). About how many times bigger is Plate boundaries than Inside plates?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 13
19.0
9.5
38.0
28.5
34.
Plates move at about the speed fingernails ____.
bend
shine
grow
break
35.
Which term matches this definition? “Wegener's idea that continents slowly move.”
Continental drift
Collision theory
Catalyst
Gondwana
36.
Which term matches this definition? “The supercontinent of 225 million years ago.”
Atlantis
Laurasia
Pangaea
Gondwana
37.
Plate speeds (cm per year). What is the total of all the values?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 14
14.9
12.6
5.6
10.3
38.
Plate speeds (cm per year). Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 15
A
B
C
D
39.
Width of the Atlantic Ocean over time. Which graph shows these results correctly?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 16
A
B
C
D
40.
Scientists accepting continental drift (%). By how much does "Accepting (%)" change between 1920 and 1980?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 17
86
82
102
90
41.
True or false? The Himalayas formed from plates separating.
True
False
42.
True or false? Africa and South America fit like a jigsaw.
True
False
43.
Width of the Atlantic Ocean over time. Which statement best describes the pattern?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 18
"Width (km)" decreases as "Million years ago" increases
"Width (km)" increases as "Million years ago" increases
"Width (km)" stays the same
"Width (km)" rises to a peak at 0, then falls
44.
True or false? Pangaea broke up 2 million years ago.
True
False
45.
Plate speeds (cm per year). About how many times bigger is Pacific than African?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 19
7.0
5.2
1.7
3.5
46.
Width of the Atlantic Ocean over time. What is the value of "Width (km)" when "Million years ago" is 0?
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 20
6000
1500
4800
3000
47.
True or false? Plates move kilometres per year.
True
False
48.
Scientists accepting continental drift (%). Calculate the percentage change in "Accepting (%)" from 1920 to 1980.
Dr Dabour Hub Academy - figure 21
95%
2000%
−2000%
2100%
49.
Which is the correct definition of “Convection current”?
Wegener's idea that continents slowly move.
One plate sinking beneath another.
Symmetrical bands of rock magnetism either side of a ridge.
Movement in the mantle that drives plates.
50.
Continents are ____ than oceanic crust.
lighter
heavier
denser
equal
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