NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Vocab Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Two tectonic plates collide at a ___ plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
transformer
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent boundary
a)
convection
b)
continental drift
c)
subduction
d)
conduction
6.
A rift valley forms at a
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
deep ocean trench
7.
This theory explains the moving of continents, but could not answer what made the land masses move.
a)
seafloor spreading
b)
evolution
c)
continental drift
d)
plate tectonics
8.
What do scientists believe is the force behind plate movement?
a)
gravity
b)
inertia
c)
convection currents
d)
magnetic pole reversals
9.
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
10.
A boundary where two plates slide past each other?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
transformers boundary
11.
A boundary where two plates pull apart?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
insurgent boundary
12.
A boundary where two plates collide into each other?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
allegiant boundary
13.
A break or crack in the Earth's crust is called a...
a)
plate
b)
fault
c)
fold
d)
crack
14.
What occurs when two plates come together and the denser one is forced under back into the mantle?
a)
reduction
b)
conduction
c)
subduction
d)
convection
15.
What forms when two continental plates diverge?
a)
mountain
b)
rift valley
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
deep-ocean trench
16.
This theory states that Earth's plates move on top of the mantle at a slow and constant rate due to convection currents
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
pangaea
17.
Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around are called?
a)
sections
b)
plates
c)
land masses
d)
faults
18.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
insurgent
19.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
transformers
20.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
allegiant
21.
Name the three types of plate boundaries.
a)
convergent, divergent, transform
b)
convergent, divergent, transformers
c)
divergent, insurgent, allegient
d)
conduction, convection, radiation
22.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
23.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
24.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
25.
Which layer has convection currents?
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
26.
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Sedergent
d)
Transform
27.
Which type of plate boundary occurs at B?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
country
28.
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
29.
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
30.
Which type of plate boundary is shown at A?
a)
transform boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
divergent boundary
d)
fractured boundary
31.
_________ currents carry heat from the hot inner core to the cooler outer mantle and back again.
a)
River
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Conduction
32.
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
33.
Which layer of Earth is made up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?
a)
lithosphere
b)
mantle
c)
asthenosphere
d)
crust
34.
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
35.
The theory of _______ states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that are in constant, slow motion.
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
divergent boundaries
36.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
a)
Pangaea
b)
Deep Ocean Trench
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Sea Floor Spreading
37.
A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
a)
Subduction
b)
Fossil
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Deep Sea Trench
38.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Deep Ocean Trench
c)
Continental Drift
d)
Sea-Floor Spreading
39.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust sinks into the mantle
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Pangaea
d)
Deep Ocean Trench
40.
A deep valley that forms when two plates move apart (divergent boundary)
a)
Deep Ocean Trench
b)
Rift Valley
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Sea Floor Spreading
Reset
