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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
Two examples of the string of islands that formed at convergent boundaries are the Aleutian Islands and ___.
a)
The Pacific Islands
b)
The Caribbean Islands
c)
The Mexican Islands
d)
The Hawaiian Islands
2.
A _________ occurs when an Earthquake happens in the ocean.
a)
Tsunami
b)
earthquake
c)
volcano
d)
hurricane
3.
A ______________________________ is used to detect and study vibration in the Earth.
a)
Seismograph
b)
Thermometer
c)
fossil records
d)
Barometer
4.
The Ring of Fire is a belt of volcanoes located around the rim of the _____ocean.
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
5.
An Earthquake has been detected and has registered as a 9.5 on the _____________________ scale
a)
Mercalli
b)
Seismic
c)
Ritcher
d)
radiograph
6.
The seismic wave that is where most damage occurs is called the _______________________________.
a)
P Wave
b)
S Wave
c)
Surface Wave
7.
If you were in a shopping mall during an Earthquake, which kind of seismic wave would be responsible for the violent shaking?
a)
P Wave
b)
S Wave
c)
Surface wave
8.
Earthquakes occur as a result of pressure build up that stresses the rock. The type of stress at an Earthquake fault is called ______________________________.
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
d)
normal
9.
transform
a)
mountain
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
10.
divergent
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
earthquake
c)
subduction
d)
trench
11.
convergent
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
earthquake
c)
subduction
d)
sea floor spreading
12.
The vibrations caused by the breaking of rock within the Earth is called a(n) _____________.
a)
earthquake
b)
volcano
c)
island arc
d)
mountain range
13.
We have learned about three types of faults found at plate boundaries. An Earthquake fault is called a _________________________ fault.
a)
reverse
b)
strike slip
c)
normal
d)
tension
14.
We have learned about three types of faults found at plate boundaries. A fault found at divergent boundaries is called a
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike slip
d)
compression
15.
We have learned about three types of faults found at plate boundaries. A fault found at convergent boundaries is called a ______________ fault.
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike slip
d)
compression
16.
Hot Springs and Geysers are two ____ , found where there is evidence of past or present volcanic activity.
a)
Areas of Geothermal Activity
b)
Areas where old people live
c)
Areas where the ground is cooler
d)
Areas of muddy water
17.
There are three types of volcanic eruptions. A volcano that is low in viscosity will be _____________________________ in silica.
a)
high
b)
low
18.
If a volcano is high in viscosity, it will have a ___________________volcanic eruption.
a)
explosive
b)
quiet
19.
What is a weak spot in Earth’s crust where magma comes to the surface?
a)
earthquake
b)
plate boundary
c)
volcano
d)
igneous rock
20.
Geologists learn about the interior of Earth by studying _, which moves when earthquakes occur.
a)
core boundary
b)
mantle texture
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
seismic waves
21.
Said the continents were moving
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
neither
22.
A wide, gently sloping volcanic mountain is a ____________________ volcano.
a)
shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
23.
A tall cone-shaped mountain with explosive eruptions is a _______________________ volcano.
a)
shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
24.
A cone-shaped mountain that erupts ash, cinders, & bombs is a ___________________ volcano.
a)
shield
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
25.
Where two plates rub past each other in opposite directions is _______________________boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
26.
When two continental plates pull apart a ________________________ forms.
a)
subduction zone
b)
rift valley
c)
mountain range
d)
earthquake
27.
What powers plate tectonics?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
28.
Touching a hot spoon is an example of ______________________________.
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
29.
Feeling the sun on a hot day is an example of _____________________________.
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
30.
Volcanoes may form at divergent or convergent boundaries.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
The Hawaiian Islands are forming over a hot spot in the Pacific Ocean.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
Earthquakes form at convergent boundaries.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
The San Andreas area in California is over a transform boundary.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
The inner core of the earth is solid.
a)
true
b)
false
35.
The moving of mantle rock is known as radiation
a)
true
b)
false
36.
What does the Mercalli Scale tell us about an earthquake?
a)
How long the quake lasted
b)
The damage caused by the quake
c)
How much it will cost for repairs
d)
The time of day the quake began
37.
The area under Earth’s surface where rock is stressed until it breaks and starts an earthquake is called the
a)
focus
b)
core
c)
epicenter
d)
mantle
38.
The point on Earth’s surface where the earthquake is the strongest and most damaging is called the _____.
a)
center
b)
trigger
c)
epicenter
d)
focus
39.
Waves of energy generated by an earthquake that travel through earth are called _____.
a)
seismic waves
b)
rolling waves
c)
Earth waves
d)
ocean waves
40.
A string of islands that forms where two convergent plate boundaries collide is called ____.
a)
Trench
b)
mountain range
c)
Island Arc
d)
subduction zone
41.
What is the boundary called where 2 plates crash or crunch into each other?
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
42.
The Earth's core is made of ____________________________________.
a)
iron and plastic
b)
plastic and magnesium
c)
iron only
d)
iron and nickel
43.
. Which portion of the Earth is like liquid?
a)
mantle
b)
inner core
c)
crust
d)
outer core
44.
Which portion of the mantle is like plastic?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
lower mantle
d)
none of these
45.
Shearing is the stress that stretches rock thin at divergent boundaries
a)
true
b)
false
46.
Shearing stresses rock so much that it breaks at strike slip faults
a)
true
b)
false
47.
Earthquakes may happen when rock breaks along cracks in Earth’s crust. These cracks in the crust are called _____.
a)
ridges
b)
faults
c)
tension
d)
continents
48.
Proved the ocean floor moves
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
neither
49.
Wegener’s THEORY that explains the movement of continents, called continental drift. The theory that the earth's continents moved over millions of years is called ______?
a)
sea floor spreading
b)
mass movement
c)
plate tectonics
d)
mid ocean ridges
50.
New ocean floor is added at ___ boundaries, where the sea floor spreads apart.
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
51.
Two geologic features that may occur at divergent boundaries are rift valleys and _______?
a)
subduction zones
b)
mid ocean ridges
c)
mountain range
d)
earthquake
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