
Plate Tectonics Worksheet
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define plate
rigid pieces of the lithosphere that floats on top of the asthenosphere in the mantle
convection currents that are responsible for continental drift
formed at two convergent boundaries
formed at two divergent boundaries
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define Theory of Plate Tectonics
Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock/plates that move with respect to each other
the continents were moving 180 million years ago, but has since stopped
Pangea broke apart due to the same asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs
the process that creates and destroys the rock cycle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is evidence used by Alfred Wegener to support his hypothesis
Fossil clues
Rock clues
Continents fit together like puzzle pieces
More than one correct answer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define asthenosphere
rocky
plastic-like layer at the upper mantle upon which the plates rest
the layer that is more dense
the layer that is least dense
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Because granite ______ dense compared to basalt, continents _______ the lithosphere
is more; sink under the
is less; sink under the
is more; float on the
is less; float on the
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The lithosphere is ______ but is broken into ________.
hot; pieces
cold; pieces
solid; pieces
liquid; pieces
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do earthquakes (and volcanoes) occur at plate boundaries?
because the core is constantly spinning and it causes the plates to shake constantly
the earth is spinning and sometimes it spins too fast creating an earthquake
stress builds up and when the breaking point is reached, the energy released creates earthquakes
there are a lot of people living on/near plate boundaries; when those people jump up and down it creates an earthquake
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