Sea Floor Spreading
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Quiz explaining seafloor spreading and plate tectonics theories.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
The two kinds of crust are?
- A.
Oceanic and land
- B.
Oceanic and Continental
- C.
Continental and underwater
- D.
Continental and crustal
Correct Answer
B. Oceanic and Continental -
- 2.
New crust is formed at the Mid- Ocean ridge.
Correct Answer
oceanic - 3.
What is the relationship between the age of the rocks on the the ocean floor and their distance from the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
- 4.
A series of uderwatermountain chainsare called the?
- A.
Atlantic lowlands
- B.
Mid-ocean ridge
- C.
Pacific trench
Correct Answer
B. Mid-ocean ridge -
- 5.
Oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge is than the crust that is farther away.
- A.
Younger
- B.
Older
Correct Answer
A. Younger -
- 6.
Where would you find the Ring of Fire?
- A.
Pacific ocean
- B.
Atlantic ocean
- C.
Iceland
- D.
Fire Island
Correct Answer
A. Pacific ocean -
- 7.
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of ?
- A.
Plate tectonics
- B.
Continental drift
- C.
Subduction zones
Correct Answer
B. Continental drift -
- 8.
The ocean floor is?
- A.
A flat plain
- B.
Mountain chains
- C.
Plains, mountains and deep trenches
Correct Answer
C. Plains, mountains and deep trenches -
- 9.
The Earth is divided into three layers the Atmosphere, the Lithosphere and the?
- A.
Astehenosphere
- B.
Hydrosphere
- C.
Hollatasphere
Correct Answer
B. Hydrosphere -
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