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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
beaches
2.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Pancakes
d)
Pangea
3.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
chocolate
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
4.
During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...
a)
along the continents
b)
at the mid ocean ridges
c)
in the teacher's lounge
d)
at north and south poles
5.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
6.
Which ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge?
a)
Indian
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Atlantic
d)
Detroit
7.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
Continents are big pouty babies
8.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
piling clothes on your bed
d)
plates moving away from each other
9.
Created by a divergent boundary.
a)
Hot dog buns
b)
Mariana Trench
c)
Mid Atlantic ridge
d)
Rocky Mountains
10.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
rouge/ecorse boundary
11.
What happens to temperature as you go deeper in the Earth?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
turns to koolaid
d)
remains the same
12.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
peek a boo
c)
transform boundary
d)
divergent boundary
13.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
trick or treat boundary
d)
transform boundary
14.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
wreck
d)
mountain range
15.
The Earth is made up of two types of crust. Which is more dense?
a)
Oceanic crust
b)
Continental crust
16.
The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is
a)
Faulting
b)
Plate Movement
c)
Seafloor Spreading
d)
Ocean Coloring Zone
17.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
when you add turkey to a bun
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
18.
The Ring of Fire, a major area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, is in what ocean?
a)
Detroit
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
19.
Faults that occur along convergent plate boundaries can create powerful
a)
sneezes
b)
earthquakes
c)
hurricanes
d)
tornadoes
20.
The hot fluid material below or within the earth's crust is called
a)
magma
b)
mountainous
c)
muddy
d)
mother
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