WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Review 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle is called:
a)
Radiation
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Pangea
d)
Continental Divide
2.
A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the Earth is called the
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
3.
Deep valleys along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks down towards the mantle
a)
Volcano
b)
Rift Valley
c)
Mountain Chain
d)
Deep Trench
4.
A break in the Earth's crust where slabs of rock slip past each other
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain Chain
c)
Fault
d)
Rift
5.
The transfer of heat by movements of a heated fluid
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Infrared Radiation
6.
The study of planet earth is called
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Anatomy
d)
Geneology
7.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Pangea
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Continental Drift
8.
A device that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves
a)
Seismograph
b)
Radar
c)
Sonar
d)
Walkman
9.
Who is the scientist that discovered the theory of continental drift
a)
Einstein
b)
Wegener
c)
Curie
d)
Darwin
10.
What causes tectonic plate movement?
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Pangea
c)
Radiation
d)
Lava
11.
Convection currents form due to differences in ______________ of warm and cold air
a)
Weight
b)
Humidity
c)
Temperature
d)
Density
12.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from one another is called
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Mountain boundary
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