WorksheetsPlate Boundaries Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The center layer of the Earth
a)
mantle
b)
core
c)
crust
d)
home
2.
What type of boundary pushes together forming folded mountains?
a)
transform boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
divergent boundary
d)
caldera
3.
The group of volcanoes located around the Pacific Ocean are known as
a)
Aleutian Islands
b)
Hawaiian Islands
c)
Ring the Fire
d)
LaLa Land
4.
Earth's layer between the crust and the core
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
mass
d)
Missouri
5.
The model that states that Earth's surface is composed of large rock plates that fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
plate tectonics
d)
volcano
6.
Which of Earth's layers is found at the center, is the hottest layer, and is made of solid metal?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
7.
What is the thickest, middle layer of the Earth called?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
8.
What is the thinnest, outermost layer of Earth called?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
9.
Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
fossils
d)
puzzle pieces
10.
Who came up with the theory of Continental Drift?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Issac Newton
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Mrs. Collar
11.
The "super continent" that combined all of Earth's land into one huge continent millions of years ago is called...
a)
plate tectonics
b)
mountain formation
c)
North America
d)
Pangea
12.
The theory of _________________ states that Earth's crust is made up of giant, moving slabs.
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Gravity
13.
Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence that supported continental drift?
a)
The shapes of different continents
b)
The giant volcano in the middle of Europe
c)
Similar fossils on each continent
14.
The crust is the layer of Earth that:
a)
we live on.
b)
is extremely hot.
c)
has convection currents.
15.
A ______________ boundary is where plates move toward each other and collide.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
16.
A _________________ boundary is when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
17.
A ________________ boundary is where two tectonic plates move past one another in opposite directions.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
18.
Tectonic plates are part of which layer of Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
19.
Pangaea was a ______________________ that had all of the modern continents.
a)
supercontinent
b)
continental drift
c)
tectonic plate
20.
What causes most earthquakes?
a)
Wind blowing very hard.
b)
The core moving.
c)
Plates rubbing on each other.
d)
Rocks rolling down hill.
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