WorksheetsReview for Geology Quiz #2
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which picture shows a DIVERGENT plate boundary?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
2.
Which picture shows a CONVERGENT plate boundary?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
3.
Which picture shows a TRANSFORM FAULT plate boundary?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
4.
Which plate boundaries would most likely create mountains and volcanoes?
a)
A only
b)
B and C
c)
A and C
d)
A and B
5.
Which plate boundary would most likely cause sea-floor spreading?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
6.
Which plate boundaries will most likely cause earthquakes?
a)
A and C
b)
B only
c)
A and B
d)
A only
7.
Which plate boundary is responsible for creating the Mid-Atlantic Ridge--the largest and longest mountain range under water?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
8.
Which of the following does NOT support the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
a)
sea-floor spreading
b)
matching fossil types on opposite continents
c)
volcanoes
d)
earthquakes
9.
What is another name for the crust?
a)
lithosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
10.
The plates move around because.....
a)
they are floating on water
b)
the convection currents in the mantle move them
c)
they are floating on melted iron and nickel
d)
the convection currents in the lithosphere moves them
11.
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
a)
over hot spots
b)
California
c)
along plate boundaries
d)
near magma chambers
12.
At a CONVERGENT boundary, when one plate is pushed under another plate, what will most likely happen?
a)
volcanoes
b)
new crust
c)
earthquakes
d)
sea-floor spreading
13.
What type of mountain is this? The Black Hills in South Dakota are an example.
a)
folded
b)
dome
c)
fault-block
14.
What type of mountain is this? The Grand Tetons are an example.
a)
folded
b)
dome
c)
fault-block
15.
What type of mountain is this? Mt. Everest and Mt. McKinley in Alaska are examples.
a)
folded
b)
dome
c)
fault-block
16.
What type of mountain is formed when magma tries to push up through the Earth's surface, but can't break through?
a)
folded
b)
dome
c)
fault-block
17.
What type of mountain is formed at a convergent plate boundary?
a)
folded
b)
dome
c)
fault-block
18.
What type of mountain is formed when the rock layers break along a fault, usually because of an earthquake, and the land moves up and down on either side?
a)
folded
b)
dome
c)
fault-block
19.
What type of plate boundary is between the North American and Eurasian Plates?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform Fault
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