WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The presence of the same ________ on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.
a)
rocks
b)
fossils
c)
both fossils and rocks
d)
neither fossils nor rocks
2.
A lack of evidence for continental drift prevented many scientists from believing a single supercontinent called _________ existed.
a)
Glossopteris
b)
Pangaea
c)
Gondwanaland
d)
Mesosaurus
3.
Many scientists think hot plastic-like rock in the mantle is forced upward toward the surface, cools, and sinks. This process is called a(n) _________.
a)
earthquake
b)
convergent boundary
c)
volcano
d)
convection current
4.
_______ are formed when two continental plates collide.
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Transform faults
c)
Rift valleys
d)
Volcanoes
5.
The theory of continental drift was first proposed by __________.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Harry Hess
6.
The layer of caramel-like consistency that flows and moves the plates of the Earth is called the ________.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
crust
d)
asthenosphere
7.
Plates move apart at _________ boundaries.
a)
volcanic
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
transform
8.
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.
a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform fault
d)
subduction zone
9.
Which type of plate boundary occurs at B?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
country
10.
The feature labeled C represents some of the deepest spots on the ocean floor. These areas are called ___.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trenches
c)
deep-sea vent
d)
abyssal plain
11.
The feature labeled D is part of the continuous underwater mountain range that circles Earth. It is called ___.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trenches
c)
deep-sea vent
d)
abyssal plain
12.
The feature labeled D is part of the continuous underwater mountain range that circles Earth. It is called ___.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trenches
c)
deep-sea vent
d)
abyssal plain
13.
When plates slide past one another, _________ occur.
a)
divergent boundaries
b)
convection currents
c)
subduction zones
d)
transform faults
14.
Which type of plate boundaries occur at X?
a)
Divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
15.
What feature occurs at Y?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
hot spot
d)
rift
16.
What is happening at Z?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
subduction zone
c)
transform boundary
d)
sea floor spreading
17.
Which type of plate boundary occurs at Y?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sea floor spreading
18.
Which feature occurs at X?
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
hot spot
d)
island arc
19.
Why does cooler material sink while warmer material rises?
a)
Cooler material is more dense.
b)
Hot material is more dense.
20.
New islands sometimes form in the ocean. What is the cause of these new islands forming?
a)
volcanoes
b)
they are man-made
c)
landslides
d)
weathering
21.
Which of the following is most likely to happen at a transform boundary?
a)
major earth quakes
b)
mid ocean ridge
c)
rift valley
d)
deep sea trenches
22.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between a continental and oceanic plate?
a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Rift
23.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
24.
When one plate slides underneath another, it ____ and the magma _____.
a)
hardens; sinks
b)
melts; sinks
c)
hardens; rises
d)
melts; rises
25.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
at plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
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