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WorksheetsChapter 8: Tectonic Plates
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are tectonic plates located?
a)
they float between the crust and the upper mantle
b)
they float on top of the lower mantle
2.
What makes up the lithosphere?
a)
crust and mantle
b)
crust and core
c)
crust and lower mantle
d)
crust and upper mantle
3.
Most major earthquakes in the United States occur in:
a)
CA and AK
b)
CA and NJ
c)
CA and NY
d)
CA and Mexico
4.
What type of volcano is formed from alternating explosions and lava flows?
a)
cinder-cone
b)
composite
5.
This layer of the earth contains oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and other materials.
a)
mantle
b)
core
c)
crust
6.
Name the type of boundary:
plates that move away from each other and gaps form--can cause valleys to form.
plates that move away from each other and gaps form--can cause valleys to form.
a)
spreading
b)
fracture
c)
colliding
7.
Name the type of boundary:
when two plates push against each other, sometimes one sliding under the other-this can cause mountains to form (or even volcanoes, trenches and earthquakes)
when two plates push against each other, sometimes one sliding under the other-this can cause mountains to form (or even volcanoes, trenches and earthquakes)
a)
spreading
b)
fracture
c)
colliding
8.
Name the type of boundary:
when plates slide past each other-can cause earthquakes from the friction
when plates slide past each other-can cause earthquakes from the friction
a)
spreading
b)
fracture
c)
colliding
9.
What is the source of heat that powers the convection currents?
a)
core and inner mantle
b)
crust and core
c)
mantle only
10.
Why don't the shapes of the continents now fit together exactly?
a)
El Nino
b)
Wegner was wrong
c)
the continents have shrunk
d)
erosion
11.
Which fossil would help to prove Wegner's theory of Continental Drift?
a)
Glossopter and Tyrannosaurus Rex
b)
Glossopter and Venus Fly Trap
c)
Glossopter and crocodiles
d)
Glossopter and mesosaurus
12.
The outer core is liquid and approximately...
a)
21,000 degrees F
b)
200 degrees F
c)
12,000 degrees F
d)
200,000 degrees F
13.
The _______ is the underground point where the earthquake occurs.
a)
focus
b)
fault
c)
epicenter
d)
magnitude
14.
The _______ is the point on Earth's surface directly over the point where the earthquake occurs=most damage.
a)
focus
b)
fault
c)
epicenter
d)
magnitude
15.
Pressure builds up along faults over time and then the pressure is suddenly released, this causes a(n) .....
a)
volcano
b)
earthquake
c)
trench
d)
mountain
16.
Waves from an earthquake can be....
a)
back and forth
b)
up and down
c)
circular motion
d)
all 3
17.
The effect of an earthquake depends on...
a)
distance from the epicenter
b)
kind of rock in the area
c)
magnitude of earthquake
d)
all 3
18.
This type of volcano is formed from lava flows that harden.
a)
Shield Volcano
b)
Cinder-cone Volcano
c)
Composite/Strato Volcano
19.
This type of volcano is formed from explosive eruptions in which volcanic materials are thrown high in the air and pile up around the vent of the volcano.
a)
Shield Volcano
b)
Cinder-cone Volcano
c)
Composite/Strato Volcano
20.
This type of volcano is formed from alternating explosions and lava flows
a)
Shield Volcano
b)
Cinder-cone Volcano
c)
Composite/Strato Volcano
21.
_______ are tiny bits of rock that form a thick cloud
a)
ash cloud
b)
hot spot
c)
caldera
d)
crater
22.
_______ is an area of on-going activity but not necessarily near a plate boundary
a)
ash cloud
b)
hot spot
c)
caldera
d)
crater
23.
_______ is a crater that is at least 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) wide.
a)
ash cloud
b)
hot spot
c)
caldera
d)
crater
24.
_______ is a steep-sided depression on top of the volcano.
a)
ash cloud
b)
hot spot
c)
caldera
d)
crater
25.
What is a steep-sided depression at the top of a volcano that is about 2 kilometers wide?
a)
caldera
b)
crater
c)
both caldera and a crater
d)
neither a caldera nor a crater
26.
What is able to detect tremors or shaking movements in Earth's crust?
a)
seismograph
b)
tiltmeter
27.
What is able to detect changes in the slope of the land?
a)
seismograph
b)
tiltmeter
28.
Which is more difficult to predict?
a)
earthquake
b)
volcanic eruption
29.
Most of Earth's mass is in the...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
30.
What force moves Earth's tectonic plates?
a)
convection in the crust
b)
conduction in the crust
c)
convection in the mantle
d)
conduction in the mantle
31.
Earth's outer core is...
a)
very dense solid
b)
very dense liquid
32.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, what may form where plates move?
a)
valleys
b)
plateaus
c)
volcanoes
d)
mountains
33.
Where are most volcanoes located?
a)
in Hawaii
b)
around California
c)
on the ocean floor
d)
in areas of frozen land
34.
Alfred Wegener introduced his theory of continental drift in what year?
a)
1812
b)
1912
c)
2012
d)
250 MYA
35.
Which of the following definitions best describes a gorge?
a)
an area of flat land with few trees
b)
an area of raised, flat land
c)
a deep crack created by water erosion
d)
a low area of land between mountains
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