This Plate Tectonics Assessment for McFadden Period 2, 2015, tests understanding of Earth's lithosphere, asthenosphere, and plate movements. It covers topics like mid-ocean ridges, continental drift, and the formation of the Himalayas, assessing key geology concepts relevant to students.
Near the continents
At the mid-ocean ridges
Far from the mid-ocean ridges
Near Asia
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Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Core
Continents
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Century
Decade
Day
Year
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Crust
Asthenosphere
Core
Atmosphere
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Alps
Rockies
Himalaya
Appalachian
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Fossils
Rock Structure
Both fossil and rock structures
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Convergent
Stable
Divergent
Transform
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Magnetic Field
Core
Asthenosphere
Gravity
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Glomar
Glossopteris
Pangaea
Wegener
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High Altitude photos of existing continents
Samples of plant life from mid-ocean ridges
Samples of rock from the seafloor
Direct measurements of the movement of continents
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Divergent Boundaries
Transform Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries
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Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
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New material is being added to the asthenosphere
Earthquakes break apart the ocean floor
Sediments accumulate at the area of spreading
Molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface at the mid-ocean ridge
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Vertically
Slowly
Quickly
Very Little
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200 Million
300 Million
400 Million
500 Million
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Mesosaurus
Glossopteris
Glomar
Pangaea
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River Systems
Rock Structures
Wind Systems
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Reversed itself in the past
Weakened
Become stronger
Retained the same
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Seismometer
Glomar
Geologist's Compass
Magnetometer
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Density
Magnetism
Weight
Composition
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Continue to heat and rise
Cool and sink
Remain the same temperature
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Mid-ocean ridge
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
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Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
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Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
The center of continents
Convergent oceanic-continental boundaries
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Volcanoes
Strike-Slip faults
Mountain Ranges
Rift Valleys
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Appalachian Mountains
Himalaya
San Andreas Fault
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Hot Spot
Subduction Zone
Transform Boundary
Rift Valley
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Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
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Convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
Convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
Convergent continental-continental boundary
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Seafloor
Pangaea
Continents
Lithosphere
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Seafloor
Pangaea
Continents
Lithosphere
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Mid-ocean ridge
Convergent Boundary
Asthenosphere
Subduction Zone
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Mid-ocean ridge
Convergent Boundary
Asthenosphere
Subduction Zone
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Mid-ocean ridge
Convergent Boundary
Asthenosphere
Subduction Zone
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Mid-ocean ridge
Convergent Boundary
Subduction Zone
Continental Drift
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Seafloor and Continent are the SAME age
Seafloor is OLDER than the continent
Continent is OLDER than the seafloor
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Magnetic north and Geographic north have always aligned
Magnetic north and Geographic south have always aligned
Magnetic north alternates between the geographic north and south poles
There has never been a changed in the magnetic north pole
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Mid-ocean ridge
At the trench
Half way between the mid-ocean ridge and a trench
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Normal
Reverse
Strike-Slip
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Normal
Reverse
Strike-Slip
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Normal
Reverse
Strike-Slip
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Divergent
Convergent
Transform
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Trench
Mountain range
Mid ocean ridge
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Transforming
Subduction
Vulcanism
Recycling
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