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- A. Baltica and Laurentia
- B. Eurasia and Africa
- C. Atlantica and Pacifica
- D. Laurasia and Gondwanaland
Explanation: Pangaea broke first into northern Laurasia and southern Gondwanaland.
Correct answer: Laurasia and Gondwanaland- A. South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica
- B. Asia, Europe and North America
- C. Africa, Europe and South America
- D. North America, Europe and Asia
Explanation: Gondwanaland comprised the southern continents: South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica.
Correct answer: South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica- A. Europe, Africa and South America
- B. South America, Africa and Australia
- C. North America, Europe and Asia (excluding India)
- D. Africa, India and Antarctica
Explanation: Laurasia grouped the northern landmasses: North America, Europe and most of Asia.
Correct answer: North America, Europe and Asia (excluding India)- A. The asthenosphere
- B. The mesosphere
- C. The lithosphere
- D. The hydrosphere
Explanation: The lithosphere is Earth's rigid shell, broken into tectonic plates.
Correct answer: The lithosphere- A. The mesosphere
- B. The outer core
- C. The mantle plume
- D. The asthenosphere
Explanation: Plates glide on the weak, partially molten asthenosphere.
Correct answer: The asthenosphere- A. The crust
- B. The lithosphere
- C. The mantle
- D. The core
Explanation: The crust is Earth's thin outermost rocky layer.
Correct answer: The crust- A. The lithosphere
- B. The mantle
- C. The asthenosphere
- D. The mesosphere
Explanation: The mantle, mostly solid rock, lies between the crust and the core.
Correct answer: The mantle- A. The upper core and lower core
- B. The iron core and nickel core
- C. The liquid outer core and the solid inner core
- D. The solid outer core and liquid inner core
Explanation: Earth's core has a liquid outer layer and a solid inner ball of iron-nickel.
Correct answer: The liquid outer core and the solid inner core- A. The Lehmann discontinuity
- B. The Conrad discontinuity
- C. The Gutenberg discontinuity
- D. The Mohorovičić (Moho) discontinuity
Explanation: The Moho marks the seismic boundary between crust and mantle.
Correct answer: The Mohorovičić (Moho) discontinuity- A. Earth's rotation
- B. Tidal forces
- C. Mantle convection
- D. Solar heating
Explanation: Slow convection currents in the mantle are thought to drag the plates along.
Correct answer: Mantle convection- A. Frederick Vine
- B. John Tuzo Wilson
- C. Alfred Wegener
- D. Harry Hess
Explanation: Harry Hess proposed in the early 1960s that new seafloor forms at mid-ocean ridges.
Correct answer: Harry Hess- A. At mid-ocean ridges
- B. At deep-sea trenches
- C. At continental shelves
- D. At volcanic hotspots
Explanation: Magma rises at mid-ocean ridges, creating new oceanic crust that spreads outward.
Correct answer: At mid-ocean ridges- A. The East Pacific Rise
- B. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- C. The Carlsberg Ridge
- D. The Juan de Fuca Ridge
Explanation: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the divergent boundary running the length of the Atlantic.
Correct answer: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge- A. Twelve
- B. Fifteen
- C. Seven (some counts say eight)
- D. Five
Explanation: Geologists usually count seven major plates, sometimes splitting one to make eight.
Correct answer: Seven (some counts say eight)- A. The Eurasian Plate
- B. The North American Plate
- C. The African Plate
- D. The Pacific Plate
Explanation: The Pacific Plate, mostly ocean floor, is the largest tectonic plate.
Correct answer: The Pacific Plate- A. The Indian Plate (Indo-Australian Plate)
- B. The Arabian Plate
- C. The African Plate
- D. The Eurasian Plate
Explanation: India rides on the Indian (Indo-Australian) Plate, colliding with Eurasia.
Correct answer: The Indian Plate (Indo-Australian Plate)- A. The Eurasian Plate only
- B. The Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, with the Arabian Plate near the Makran coast
- C. The Indian Plate only
- D. The African Plate and the Arabian Plate
Explanation: Pakistan straddles the Indian–Eurasian plate boundary, with the Arabian Plate offshore at Makran.
Correct answer: The Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, with the Arabian Plate near the Makran coast- A. The South American Plate
- B. The Arabian Plate
- C. The Somali Plate
- D. The African Plate
Explanation: Most of Africa sits on the African Plate.
Correct answer: The African Plate- A. The Antarctic Plate
- B. The Pacific Plate
- C. The Scotia Plate
- D. The Australian Plate
Explanation: Antarctica is carried almost entirely on the Antarctic Plate.
Correct answer: The Antarctic Plate- A. A boundary where two plates move apart
- B. A boundary where one plate melts
- C. A boundary where two plates move together
- D. A boundary where plates slide past each other
Explanation: At divergent boundaries, plates pull apart and new crust forms between them.
Correct answer: A boundary where two plates move apart