WorksheetsEarth's Layers/Plate Tectonics Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
3.
Where does molten material from the mantle rise up during the process of sea-floor spreading?
a)
Along the mid-ocean ridge
b)
At the north and south poles
c)
Along the edges of all the continents near the shoreline and beaches
d)
at the equator
4.
Geologist believe the inner core is solid but hotter than the outer core which is liquid. What is their reasoning for this?
a)
This is not what they believe. Instead they think the inner core is liquid because with depth temperature increases causing the iron to melt.
b)
Because Earth is a sphere the interior takes on the same shape.
c)
Because all of the pressure from the overlying layers force the material to be a solid despite the hot temperatures.
d)
They have no evidence to support this claim, its just a guess.
5.
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
6.
How does sea floor spreading occur?
a)
It is a myth and does not occur.
b)
At mid-ocean ridges, magma is forced upward and slowly spreads the plates
c)
Organic material forms limestone on the ocean
d)
The pressure from the ocean water forces down on the sea floor and moves it
7.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
Earth is shrinking
b)
The continents do not move, they only appear to drift.
c)
The Earth once had great land bridges that connected the continents.
d)
The continents were once joined and have since drifted apart.
8.
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
9.
Where can the youngest rocks on Earth be found?
a)
along the coastlines of continents
b)
in the tallest mountain ranges on Earth
c)
at deep-ocean trenches where subduction occurs
d)
along the center of the mid-ocean ridges where sea-floor spreading occurs.
10.
Which layer of Earth makes up the crust and the upper most part of the mantle. This is the rigid layer that is broken into sections called plates.
a)
Crust
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Mantle
11.
As scientists explore deeper and deeper into Earth's crust, what have they noticed about temperature and pressure?
a)
both temperature and pressure decrease
b)
both temperature and pressure increase
c)
pressure increases while temperature decreases
d)
temperature increases while pressure decreases
12.
True or False
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
The Earth's thin shell of hard rock is called the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
5. Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
14.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above
15.
What type of heat transfer in found in Earth"s asthenosphere?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
I don't know
16.
Which sublayer is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Asthenosphere
17.
Scientists determine what Earth’s interior looks like by using:
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Convection Currents
18.
At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
Tranform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive Zone
19.
At which type of boundary are mountains formed?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
20.
The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
21.
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were both created by this type of plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subduction
22.
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
23.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
24.
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
25.
True/False: Geologists are able to study the interior of Earth by drilling deep holes into the mantle and core
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Unsure
26.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
27.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
28.
What is the definition of RADIATION
a)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
b)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
29.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
30.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convectio
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
31.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
32.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
33.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
34.
What drives tectonic plate movement?
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
35.
When one plate slides underneath another, it ____ and the magma _____.
a)
hardens; sinks
b)
melts; sinks
c)
hardens; rises
d)
melts; rises
36.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
37.
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
neither
d)
both
38.
Two tectonic plates collide at a ___ plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
transformer
39.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents DO NOT move
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
40.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
41.
The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
a)
subduction
b)
plate tectonics
c)
evolution
d)
seafloor spreading
42.
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as
a)
convection
b)
continental drift
c)
subduction
d)
conduction
43.
A place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
44.
The youngest rocks on the seafloor are most likely found...
a)
closest to a mid-ocean ridge
b)
farthest from a mid-ocean ridge
c)
near the coastlines
d)
closest to a deep sea trench
45.
The San Andreas Fault is a crack in the Earth's crust that runs the length of California. What plate boundary feature caused this?
a)
an inactive convergent boundary
b)
an active convergent boundary
c)
an active transform boundary
d)
a volcanic eruption
46.
What do scientists believe is the force behind plate movement?
a)
gravity
b)
inertia
c)
convection currents
d)
magnetic pole reversals
47.
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?
a)
the denser oceanic plate slides on top of the less dense continental plate
b)
the less dense oceanic plate slides under the denser continental plate
c)
the denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate
d)
the less dense oceanic plate slides past the denser continental plate
48.
A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that ____
a)
move toward each other
b)
undergo subduction
c)
move away from each other
d)
slide along each other
49.
A boundary where two plates pull apart?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
insurgent boundary
50.
A boundary where two plates slide past each other?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
transformers boundary
51.
A boundary where two plates collide into each other?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
allegiant boundary
52.
Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around are called?
a)
sections
b)
plates
c)
land masses
d)
faults
53.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
insurgent
54.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
transformers
55.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
allegiant
56.
Molten rock within Earth rises along mid-ocean ridges is called...
a)
plate tectonics
b)
slab pull
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
continental drift
57.
200-300 million years ago, the continents were joined in a single land mass called...
a)
Pan America
b)
Pangaea
c)
Pan Acean
d)
'Murica
58.
Who is known as the "Father of Continental Drift"?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Abraham Ortelius
c)
Alfred Wegner
d)
John Tuzo Wilson
59.
Who proposed the concept of seafloor spreading?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
John Tuzo Wilson
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Sydney Bristow
60.
Name the three types of plate boundaries.
a)
convergent, divergent, transform
b)
convergent, divergent, transformers
c)
divergent, insurgent, allegient
d)
conduction, convection, radiation
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