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1. Based on the current position of the continents, in what general direction did South America drift away from Pangaea?A) East B) WestC) NorthD) SouthCorrect Answer: B) West
2. What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?A) Fossil discoveriesB) The Himalaya MountainsC) Ancient maps of the worldD) Charts of seismic activityCorrect Answer: A) Fossil discoveries
3. What is true of tectonic plates?A) They are constantly movingB) Earthquakes cause them to moveC) They don’t move for centuries at a timeD) There are fewer and fewer of themCorrect Answer: A) They are constantly moving
4. Where is Earth’s heat energy most concentrated?A) The mantleB) The lithosphereC) The coreD) The crustCorrect Answer: C) The core
5. Which of the following best describes the location of the mantle?A) Above the crustB) Between the crust and the lithosphereC) Between the crust and the coreD) Beneath the coreCorrect Answer: C) Between the crust and the core
6. What is the underlying force that drives plate tectonics?A) Ocean tidesB) Volcanic eruptionsC) The rock cycleD) Convection currentsCorrect Answer: D) Convection currents
7. Which of the following is true of Earth's landmasses?A) They are the upper part of the crustB) They are made of a single tectonic plateC) They are the densest part of the crustD) They were formed by an earthquakeCorrect Answer: A) They are the upper part of the crust
8. Convection currents are powered by:A) MotionB) PressureC) HeatD) DensityCorrect Answer: C) Heat
9. Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?A) A transform boundary between ocean platesB) A transform boundary between continental platesC) A convergent boundary between continental platesD) A subduction zone between a continental plate and an ocean plateCorrect Answer: C) A convergent boundary between continental plates
10. When two plates that differ in _______ collide, volcanoes often form nearby.A) SpeedB) DensityC) ThicknessD) TemperatureCorrect Answer: B) Density

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