5.

How far (in kilometers) will Atlantic Ocean spread in a million years, if the is widening at a rate
of 3 cm per year?

A. 30 miles
B. 3 kilometers
C. 30 kilometers
D. 300 kilometers

6. Which of these should you NOT expect to see if you visit a place in the Pacific known to be
along converging plates?

A. Active volcanoes
B. Mountain ranges
C. Rift valleys
D. Volcanic islands
12. What is continental drift according to Wegener's hypothesis?
A. The continents do not move.
B. Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking.
C. Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses.
D. The continents were once joined together in a single landmass.
13. Which of the following theories did Wegener propose?

A. Continental Drift Theory

B. Continental Shift Theory
C. Plate Tectonics
D. Seafloor Spreading Theory
24. What is the portion in the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest?
A. Linear sea
B. Oceanic ridge
C. Rift valley
D. Trench
27. Why is continental drift theory not widely accepted when it was first proposed?

A. Mantle convection currents weren’t in motion at that time

B. Wegener couldn’t explain why or how the continents moved
C. Continental landmasses were too big to move slowly over earth’s surface
D. Magnetic and sonar data proved that Wegener’s hypothesis was incorrect
28. What is the topographic feature at A called?

A. Oceanic basin
B. Oceanic rift
C. Oceanic trench
D. Spreading center

40. Why does the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental when two tectonic plates
collide?

A. Denser than continental crust

B. Thicker than continental crust
C. Thinner than continental crust
D. Less dense than continental crust
43. Which analogy is correct?

A. Convergent: mountains; divergent: rift valleys

B. Convergent: rift valleys; divergent: mountains
C. Convergent: trenches; divergent: mid-ocean ridges
D. Convergent: mid-ocean ridges; divergent: trenches
44. Which statement about continental drift theory is INCORRECT?

A. The continents along coastlines fits like a jigsaw puzzle.

B. Fossils can only be found in certain places in one continent.
C. Mountain belts in the Eastern side of Africa and western side of north America match.
D. Rocks formed under a particular climatic regime can be found on areas that presently do
not exhibit such climate.
47. What does the existence of coal beds in Antarctica indicates?
A. The continent once had been part of Africa.
B. The continent once had a cold, dry climate.
C. The continent once had a temperate, rainy climate.
D. The continent once had been farther from the equator.
KEY:
5. C
6. C
12. D
13. A
24. D
27. B
28. B
40. A
43. B
44. B
47. C