1. continental drift review
Plate tectonics and
continental drift review

2. Mid-ocean
Ridge
Mountains
Islands
Trench
Trench
Subduction
Subduction
Magma Rising
1. Label the diagram above with the terms,

3. A B C D
2. Which is older? The mid-ocean ridge (A) or the abyssal plain (the flat ocean floor) (B)
3. Which is older? The Islands (D) or the continental shelf (C)
4. Which is older? The mid-ocean ridge (A) or the Islands (D) B
Continental shelf
Islands

4. Convergent oceanic/continental plates
5. Look at the diagram, at what type of plate boundary would you expect to find volcanoes and earthquakes?
Convergent oceanic/continental plates
6. At what plate boundary would you expect to find mountains and earthquakes?
Convergent continental plates
7. At what plate boundary would you expect to find islands?
Convergent oceanic plates
8. The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are found
Mid Ocean Ridge
9. The oldest rocks on the ocean floor are found
Subduction zone

5. 10. The subduction zone occurs at what plate boundaries?  
11. The trenches occur when?  
12. The boundary between two colliding continental or crustal plates is called a
The boundary between two plates that slide past one another is called a
Convergent Ocean /Ocean or Ocean/Continental
Subduction happens
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Where plates slide past one another, the result is  
15. The boundary between two dividing crustal or oceanic plates is called a
16. Mountains formed by the collision of the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate are the  
Volcanic mountains formed when the Nazca and the South American plate collide are the
18. Name the theory that the earth's crust is made out of plates that move due to convection currents in the mantle.
A transform fault
Divergent boundary
Himalayan mountains
Andes Mountains
Plate tectonics

6. 19. Draw a Divergent boundary
20. Draw a convergent boundary
21. Draw a Transform boundary

7. Which theory states that the continents were once joined in a large land mass?
23. Name the examples of evidence for continental drift
What examples could not be used for continental drift?
Shifts in Earth’s continents most likely caused a change in Earth’s
Fossils of tropical plants found in Antarctica indicate that
27. South America was originally connected to
Continental Drift theory
Fossils, Rocks, Puzzle
Living plants and animals
Climate
It was once much warmer
Africa
28. A large land mass that contained all the continents is called  
29. If you are afraid of earthquakes or volcanoes, where should you choose to live?
Pangaea
In the middle of a plate far from the edges

8. Where do tectonic activities occur?
31. Why did Hawaii form in the middle of the Pacific plate?
32. The California Fault line that causes earthquakes is the
33. The ridge that runs down the length of the Atlantic Ocean where the plates are diverging is the
34. The Island Arcs of Japan are caused by
Along plate boundaries
It is a hot spot in the earths crust
San Andreas
Mid Atlantic ridge.
The Eurasian and Pacific plates converging

9. Pangaea! Divergent oceanic
Write the name of each type of plate action that forms the surface feature:
35. San Andreas Fault __________________________________________
36. Mid-Atlantic Ridge ___________________________________________
37. Himalayan Mountains ________________________________________
38. Island Arc of Japan __________________________________________
39. Islands of Hawaii ____________________________________________
Transform
Divergent oceanic
Convergent continental/continental
Convergent Oceanic/Oceanic
Hot Spot
40. What is the name of the super continent on the left
Pangaea!

10. 44. What process occurs at this sort of boundary? Mid Divergent
41. The model below is an example of a boundary formed by two oceanic crust.
Section A
Section B
Section C
Oceanic Crust
Oceanic Crust
Fill in the with ARROWS to show the direction of movement of each plate, then fill in the sentences below.
ocean
ridge
42. Section A is an example of a ______-____________ ______________. This can be described as a ___________________ boundary.
43. What sort of boundary would occur along sections B and C? ____________________________________
44. What process occurs at this sort of boundary?
Mid
Divergent
convergent
Subduction

11. 45. What process occurs within the mantle that causes the movement of plates?
Convection!
46. How do you know that something is in motion? Be sure to include the term reference point in your answer
It has changed it’s distance from the reference point.

12. In the boxes below create a data table that will would cause the position vs time graph.
48. Draw a diagram of a roller coaster. Label the point of highest and lowest potential energy. Label the point of highest and lowest kinetic energy.
49. Be sure to review speed calculations.