1.  The Name Alfred Wegener gave to his proposed supercontinent was _________________.

 2.  Due to ___________ ______________, the youngest rocks in the ocean floor are found near a mid-ocean ridge.

 3.  Along a ____________ boundary, two plates slide in  opposite directions.

 4.  The process by which one plate moves under another plate is called _________________.

 5.  The driving force for plate movement is most likely provided by ______________________ within the mantle.

 6.  New crust is created along a ___________________ boundary.

 7.  A mid-ocean ridge is an example of a ___________________ __________________.

 8.  The landmasses produced by the initial breakup of Pangaea were ___________________ and _______________________.

 9.  Which one is not used as evidence that the continents have moved over time?
      fossils;    rock formations;   wind-blown sediments;    glacial deposits                          ____________________

10.  Continental plates include both ______________________ and oceanic crust.

11.  Continental plates are (denser / less dense) than oceanic plates.

12.  The rock material of a subducting plate melts and becomes part of the _______________.

13.  Ocean trenches are closely associated with _________________________ zones.

14.  Convergence of two plates may result in the formations of high _____________________.

15.  The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ___________________ boundary.

16.  Fossils of tropical plants found in Antarctica indicate that Antarctica was once
close to the __________________.

17.  The theory of _____________________ was proposed by Alfred Wegener.

18.  South America and __________________ were once connected.

19.  The first suggestion of moving landmasses was the theory of ____________________.

20.  The currently accepted theory of of movement of the earth's crust is ______________ tectonics.

21.  Tectonic plates are part of the ___________________.

22.  Most of the earth's major plates are ________________________ plates.

23.  The movement of one plate under another is called ______________________.

24.  At ____________________ boundaries, plates move toward each other.

25.  The Himalayan Mountains formed at a ____________________ boundary.

26.  Convection cells in the _____________ provide the driving force for plate movement.

27.  _________________ energy is another name for the earth's internal heat.
 

Chapter Five Study Guide         (Answers)

 1.  The Name Alfred Wegener gave to his proposed supercontinent was __Pangaea___.

 2.  Due to __sea-floor__ __spreading___, the youngest rocks in the ocean floor are found near a mid-ocean ridge.

 3.  Along a __transform__ boundary, two plates slide in  opposite directions.

 4.  The process by which one plate moves under another plate is called __subduction___.

 5.  The driving force for plate movement is most likely provided by __convection__
       within the mantle.

 6.  New crust is created along a ___divergent___ boundary.

 7.  A mid-ocean ridge is an example of a __divergent__ ___boundary___.

 8.  The landmasses produced by the initial breakup of Pangaea were __Laurasia_____
       and __Gondwanaland____.

 9.  Which one is not used as evidence that the continents have moved over time?
      fossils;  rock formations;  wind-blown sediments;  glacial deposits ___wind-blown sediments

10.  Continental plates include both ___continental___ and oceanic crust.

11.  Continental plates are (denser / less dense) than oceanic plates.

12.  The rock material of a subducting plate melts and becomes part of the ___mantle__.

13.  Ocean trenches are closely associated with ____subduction____ zones.

14.  Convergence of two plates may result in the formations of high ____mountains____.

15.  The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ___transform_____ boundary.

16.  Fossils of tropical plants found in Antarctica indicate that Antarctica was once close to the ___equator____.

17.  The theory of __continental drift___ was proposed by Alfred Wegener.

18.  South America and ___Africa___ were once connected.

19.  The first suggestion of moving landmasses was the theory of ____continental drift____.

20.  The currently accepted theory of of movement of the earth's crust is ___plate___
        tectonics.

21.  Tectonic plates are part of the ____lithosphere_____.

22.  Most of the earth's major plates are ___continental plates___ plates.

23.  The movement of one plate under another is called _____subduction_____.

24.  At ____convergent_____ boundaries, plates move toward each other.

25.  The Himalayan Mountains formed at a ___convergent___ boundary.

26.  Convection cells in the ___mantle___ provide the driving force for plate movement.

27.  ___Geothermal___ energy is another name for the earth's internal heat.