WorksheetsChapter 16 Plate Tectonics (Lesson 1-3)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
2.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
3.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
4.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
5.
Which crust is thicker
a)
ocean
b)
continental
c)
bread
d)
pizza
6.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
N.A.S.E.A.A.A
c)
Wegner World
d)
Pangea
7.
Who was the scientist that came up with the theory of continental drift
a)
Alfred Waggman
b)
Alfred the Butler
c)
Alfred Wegner
d)
Alfred Weggner
8.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
9.
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
Similar mountain ranges found on the eastern side of South America and the western side of Africa.
b)
Identical fossils found on different continents.
c)
Tropical plant fossils found in S. America.
d)
Glacial erosion found in Australia and Africa.
10.
The mantle of Earth is made of a plastic like material that when its heated, the material rises, cools, sinks and is then re-heated. This constant flow of a fluid is called
a)
a conduction current
b)
a hot spot
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a convection current
11.
In the early 1900's Alfred Wegener found evidence of identical rock types, identical fossils, and matching mountain ranges on different continents that are on opposite sides of an ocean. What could be the explanation for these observations?
a)
All animals can swim extremely long distances
b)
These observations have no significant meaning.
c)
In the past, continents were not located where they are today but were joined together
d)
mountains are made through the same processes therefore they are very similar in their structure throughout the entire world.
12.
How would you describe the outer-core?
a)
liquid nitrogen
b)
liquid iron-rich
c)
solid iron-rich
d)
neither liquid nor solid, but plastic like layer
13.
Which main layer is more dense than the crust but less dense than the outer core?
a)
mantle
b)
inner core
c)
outer core
d)
crust
14.
Which layer does the lithosphere (the outer most layer plus the crust) float on top of?
a)
the crust
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
outer core
15.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
16.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases. The density of the core increases.
17.
Oceanic crust is mostly made of ___________ and continental crust is mostly made of ___________.
a)
Granite, basalt
b)
Basalt, granite
c)
Basalt, shale
d)
Granite, slate
18.
The layer that makes up most of the earth's mass and volume is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
magma
19.
Earth's crust is completely stationary and doesn't move at all.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The Inner Core is not made of metal.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Continents moving slowly over the Earth's surface.
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Continental Un-Pangaea-ifing
c)
Continental Traffic Jam
d)
Continental Airlines
22.
Fossil
a)
fancy rock
b)
fancy animal rock
c)
fancy preserved animal rock
d)
preserved animal rock
23.
Who came up with Continental Drift, and what was his evidence?
a)
Charles Darwin, Animal Adaptaion
b)
Alfred Wegner, Fossil Record
c)
Albert Einstein, Fossil Record
d)
Alfred Wegner,
Solar Radiation
Solar Radiation
24.
What layer of the earth is part of the crust and mantle?
a)
Atmo
b)
lithos
c)
outercore
d)
Innercore
25.
Which layer is a solid
a)
innercore
b)
Outercore
26.
what is the top layer?
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
27.
What is the order of the layers?
a)
inner core,lithosphere,Mesosphere,outer core,Asthenosphere
b)
Asthenosphere,lithosphere,Mesosphere,outer core,inner core
c)
lithosphere,Asthenosphere,Mesosphere,outer core,inner core
28.
Identify layer #20.
a)
mantle
b)
asthenosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
29.
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
unsure
30.
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
a)
The would all increase
b)
The would all decrease.
c)
Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout
d)
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase
31.
When the heat source is removed from a fluid, the convection current will
a)
stop immediately
b)
change directions
c)
eventually stop
d)
speed up
32.
What technology did scientists use to map the mid-ocean ridge on the bottom of the ocean?
a)
submarines
b)
satellites
c)
deep-sea diving
d)
sonar
33.
Which compositional layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
34.
The layer of Earth made of molten iron and nickel is known as the
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
asthenosphere
35.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
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