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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of currents cause heat transfer in the Earth?
a)
convection currents
b)
radiation currents
c)
conduction currents
d)
ocean currents
2.
The diagram represents the movement of the mantle under the earth's crust. Which process is represented by the diagram?
a)
rotation
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
convection
3.
Which of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?
a)
Earth's crust becomes a cooler solid
b)
Earth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquid
c)
Earth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.
d)
Earth's outer core becomes warmer
4.
What is the heat source for convection in the mantle?
a)
the Crust
b)
the Mantle
c)
the Core
5.
What is the cooling source for convection in the mantle?
a)
the Crust
b)
the Mantle
c)
the Core
6.
Hot matter is _________ dense and ___________
a)
less, sinks
b)
less, rises
c)
more, sinks
d)
more, rises
7.
The part of the Earth that is a solid ball of iron and nickel
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
8.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
9.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
10.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
11.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
12.
How hot is the core?
a)
as hot as an iron
b)
as hot as an oven
c)
as hot as a humongous fire
d)
as hot as the sun
13.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is?
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Athenosphere
d)
Crust
14.
The asthenosphere makes up the?
a)
Upper portion of the mantel
b)
The lower portion of the crust
c)
Just the Athenosphere
15.
a rock that formed from layers of sediments
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
16.
rock that has been changed by heat and pressure, or squeezing
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
igneous
d)
fuels
17.
Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.
a)
metamorphic
b)
magma
c)
igneous
d)
sedimentary
18.
Which type of rock is likely to be formed by a volcano?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
19.
Rocks that are weathered and eroded change into ____________.
a)
sedimentary
b)
sediment
c)
igneous
d)
metamorphic
20.
Sedimentary and igneous rocks go through _____________________________ to become metamorphic rocks.
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
heat and pressure
c)
compacting and cementing
d)
melting and cooling
21.
What is Pangaea?
a)
The name of a German Scientist
b)
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
22.
Plate movement is caused by ______________.
a)
the rotation of the Earth
b)
ocean tides
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
the moon's gravity
23.
Fossils of a particular animal species have been found in both southern Africa and South America but nowhere else. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the reason why?
a)
The fossils evolved into different organisms
b)
The climate changed and became much colder.
c)
In the past, Africa and South America were part of the same continent
d)
In the future, Africa and South America will be part of the same continent.
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