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The document contains multiple choice questions about plate tectonics and earthquakes. Some key points covered are: - Alfred Wegener initially proposed the theory of continental drift. - The contraction theory posits that geological features result from the cooling and contraction of Earth. - Shearing stresses and shallow quakes are associated with subduction zones and transform boundaries. - Particles move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel during an S wave and parallel during a P wave. - Volcanism occurs at convergent and divergent plate boundaries. - Plates move past each other at transform boundaries. - Wegener used the fit of continents and fossil distributions to support continental drift

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The document contains multiple choice questions about plate tectonics and earthquakes. Some key points covered are: - Alfred Wegener initially proposed the theory of continental drift. - The contraction theory posits that geological features result from the cooling and contraction of Earth. - Shearing stresses and shallow quakes are associated with subduction zones and transform boundaries. - Particles move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel during an S wave and parallel during a P wave. - Volcanism occurs at convergent and divergent plate boundaries. - Plates move past each other at transform boundaries. - Wegener used the fit of continents and fossil distributions to support continental drift

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The theory of tectonic plates was

initiated by ______.
A. Alfred Wegener
B. Harry Hess
C. Eduard Suess
D. John Tuzo Wilson
•Which theory posits that the geographical
features of Earth’s surface is the result of the
contraction and wrinkling of the planet as it
cooled down?
A. continental drift
B. contraction theory
C. seafloor spreading theory
D. tectonic plate theory
•Shearing stresses and shallow
earthquakes are associated with:
A. subduction zones
B. continent/continent
convergence
C. spreading centers
D. transform boundaries
How do rock particles move during the
passage of a P wave through the rock?
A. back and forth parallel to the direction
of wave travel
B. back and forth perpendicular to the
direction of wave travel
C. in a rolling circular motion
D. the particles do not move
•Volcanism is associated with which of
the following types of plate boundaries?
A. convergent plate boundaries
B. divergent plate boundaries
C. transform fault plate boundaries
D. divergent and convergent plate
boundaries
•How do rock particles move during the
passage of a S wave through the rock?
A. back and forth parallel to the
direction of wave travel
B. perpendicular to the direction of
wave travel
C. in a rolling elliptical motion
D. in a rolling circular
•How do the plates move at a
transform boundary?
A. They move toward each other.
B. They move past each other.
C. They move away from each
other.
D. they do not move.
•Which of the following lines of evidence did
Wegener use to support his idea of
continental drift?
A. Fit of the shape of the continents
B. Distribution of equatorial climatic
belts
C. Distribution of fossils
D. All of the above
•The boundary between two plates
moving together is called a ____.
A. divergent boundary
B. transform boundary
C. lithosphere boundary
D. convergent boundary
•Which is not a safe place to be
during an earthquake?
A. on high ground
B. under a sturdy table
C. beside glass windows
D. near concrete structures

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