WorksheetsLithosphere
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
New crust forms at
a)
divergent plate boundaries
b)
convergent plate boundaries
c)
transform fault boundaries
d)
all of the above
2.
The volcanic Andes Mountains in South America are associated with a _____________ boundary
a)
divergent
b)
oceanic-oceanic convergent
c)
continental-continental convergent
d)
oceanic-continental convergent
3.
The Himalayan Mountains were produced along a _____________ boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
oceanic-oceanic convergent
c)
continental-continental convergent
d)
oceanic-continental convergent
4.
The San Andreas fault is an example of which type of fault?
a)
divergent
b)
continental-continental convergent
c)
transform fault
d)
oceanic-continental convergent
5.
Seismic waves that cannot travel through a liquid are
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
surface waves
6.
Seismic waves that travel the fastest are
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
surface waves
7.
The location of an earthquake INSIDE the earth where the energy is released is the
a)
epicenter
b)
richter
c)
focus
d)
fault
8.
The place on the surface of the Earth above where the earthquake occurs is the
a)
seismograph
b)
epicenter
c)
richter
d)
focus
9.
What is the name of the device used to measure and record seismic waves generated by
a)
Richter scale
b)
Mercalli scale
c)
Seismogram
d)
Seismograph
10.
Mt St. Helens is an example of what kind of volcano?
a)
shield
b)
composite cone
c)
cinder cone
d)
supervolcano
11.
What is the process of breaking down rocks or other material into smaller pieces?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
compaction
d)
cementation
12.
Which process is included in the formation of both metamorphic and sedimentary rock?
a)
heating
b)
recrystallization
c)
compaction
d)
weathering
13.
What type of rock is this?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
14.
Which of these structures form when materials are deposited, buried, and cemented?
a)
intrusive structures
b)
volcanic mountains
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
15.
Marta was studying a diagram of the rock cycle. She wanted to know what could cause a sedimentary rock to become a metamorphic rock. Which processes must occur in order for a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock?
a)
compaction and cementing
b)
heating and pressure
c)
melting and cooling
d)
uplifting and erosion
16.
Why was the hypothesis of Continental Drift rejected?
a)
there was no known mechanism to explain how the continents move
b)
the occurrence of earthquakes and volcanoes could not be explained
c)
the fit of North America and Europe was not a very good one
d)
no one really liked Wegener because he was a crazy little man
17.
Plates move towards each other at
a)
divergent plate boundaries
b)
convergent plate boundaries
c)
transform fault boundaries
d)
all of the above
18.
All of the following were known to Alfred Wegener as support for his Hypothesis of Continental Drift EXCEPT
a)
fossils found on different continents
b)
fit of the continents
c)
rock type similarities
d)
weather patterns in Greenland
19.
Which ocean is surrounded by the "Ring of Fire"?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Antartic
20.
Where would you expect to find a deep-sea trench?
a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform fault boundary
21.
Where on the ocean floor is there ongoing volcanic activity
a)
ocean ridges
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
continental shelves
d)
abyssal plains
22.
Why does an ocean plate subduct under a continental plate?
a)
the continental crust is more dense
b)
they are diverging
c)
oceanic crust is more dense
d)
oceanic crust is older
23.
What is pulverized rock, lava, ash and other fragments ejected from the vent of a volcano called?
a)
sills
b)
craters
c)
pahoehoe
d)
pyroclastic material
24.
What is the process of the removal and movement of sediment from one location to another?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
compaction
d)
deposition
25.
What type of rock is this?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
26.
What is the process of laying sediments down on the ground or settling to the bottom of bodies of water?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
compaction
27.
This volcano is most likely which type of volcano?
a)
Felsic
b)
Composite
c)
Shield
d)
Cinder cone
28.
Which of the following factors helps determine whether a volcanic eruption will be violent or relatively quiet?
a)
amt of dissolved gases
b)
temp of magma
c)
composition of magma
d)
all of the above
29.
As the temperature of lava increases, ________
a)
its viscosity decrease
b)
it begins to harden
c)
its viscosity increases
d)
it can flow a much short distance
30.
Highly explosive volcanoes tend to have what type of magma?
a)
magma with high silica, high viscosity, and higher gas content
b)
magma with low silica, low viscosity, and lower gas content
c)
magma with low silica, high viscosity, and lower gas content
d)
magma with no silica, high viscosity, and no gas content
31.
Before lava reaches the surface it is called
a)
rock
b)
magma
c)
volcanic ash
d)
liquid fire
32.
What is the most exact way to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Moment Magnitude
c)
Richter Scale
d)
Triple Beam Balance
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