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Subject: Basic Science / Geography
Topic: Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
Name: __________________________
Class: __________________________
Date: __________________________
Section A: Fill in the Blanks
1. The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift was __________________.
2. The supercontinent that existed long ago was called __________________.
3. The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's crust is called __________________.
4. The large pieces of the Earth’s crust that move slowly are called __________________ plates.
5. The movement of tectonic plates is mainly caused by __________________ currents in the
mantle.
6. The layer of the Earth directly beneath the crust is called the __________________.
Section B: True or False (Write True or False)
7. ______ The continents have always remained in the same position.
8. ______ Pangaea was a large supercontinent that later broke apart.
9. ______ Tectonic plates move very quickly.
10. ______ Geological processes can cause mountains to form.
11. ______ Earthquakes often occur along plate boundaries.
Section C: Matching
Match Column A with the correct answer in Column B.
Column A
12. Divergent movement
13. Convergent movement
14. Transform movement
Column B
A. Plates slide past each other
B. Plates move apart
C. Plates move toward each other
Section D: Short Answer Questions
15. What is continental drift?
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16. What are tectonic plates?
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17. Name two effects of tectonic plate movement.
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18. What happens during subduction?
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Section E: Thinking Questions
19. Explain why earthquakes are common near plate boundaries.
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20. Give one example of a mountain range formed by plate collision.
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