Welcome to your GEOGRAPHY G. 12 Unit 1
1.
Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?
2.
What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener in the Continental Drift Theory?
3.
According to Plate Tectonics Theory, Earth's lithosphere is divided into how many major tectonic plates?
4.
Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
5.
The process of plates moving away from each other is known as:
6.
What geological feature is formed when two tectonic plates collide, and one is forced beneath the other?
7.
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
8.
Which theory integrates the ideas of Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading into a comprehensive model?
9.
At which type of plate boundary does new oceanic crust form?
10.
What major geological process is responsible for the formation of mountain ranges?
11.
Which of the following is a type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other horizontally?
12.
The Himalayan mountain range is a result of the collision between which two tectonic plates?
13.
What geological feature is associated with a divergent boundary on the ocean floor?
14.
Which major geological process is responsible for the formation of deep ocean trenches?
15.
the San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of plate boundary?
16.
What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate descends beneath another at a subduction zone?
17.
What type of geological feature is formed when two continental plates converge and neither is subducted?
18.
Which major geological process is responsible for the creation of earthquakes?
19.
The process of seafloor spreading is associated with which type of plate boundary?
20.
What is the primary cause of plate movements on Earth's surface?
