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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
2.
What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
3.
What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
4.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
5.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
6.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
7.
Which plate is thicker, the oceanic crustal plate, or the continental crustal plate?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
8.
The movement in the mantle shown by the arrows causes
a)
erosion by rivers
b)
some earthquakes and volcanoes
c)
river deposits on deltas
d)
the formation of beach sand
9.
The shape of the land is shown on
a)
topographic maps
b)
physical maps
c)
geological maps
10.
What is a fault?
a)
an area of uplift
b)
an oceanic trench
c)
a crack in Earth's crust
11.
Hot springs (deep sea vents) on the ocean floor near the mid-ocean ridges provide evidence that:
a)
convection currents exist in the upper mantle
b)
meteor craters are found beneath the oceans
c)
climate change has melted huge glaciers
d)
marine fossils have been uplifted to high elevations
12.
From studying earthquake (seismic) waves, scientists have learned more about
a)
marine life
b)
celestial bodies
c)
dinosaur extinction
d)
Earth's interior
13.
The diagram shows that
a)
earthquake waves can be used to study Earth's interior
b)
earthquake waves do not travel through Earth's interior
c)
earthquake waves only travel through Earth's crust
d)
no earthquakes travel through the core
14.
The study of earthquake waves proves that Earth's core:
a)
is completely solid
b)
is completely liquid
c)
has both liquid and solid parts
d)
is made out of the same material as the crust
15.
The study of earthquake waves indicates that Earth's interior
a)
is made out of the same materials as the crust
b)
is divided into several zones
c)
has the same structure throughout
d)
cannot be studied from the surface
16.
What type of volcano would be expected to produce a relatively peaceful volcanic eruption?
a)
cinder cone volcano
b)
stratovolcano
c)
composite volcano
d)
shield volcano
17.
The area of a volcano where molten material gathers before eruption
a)
is called the magma chamber
b)
is located above the earth's surface
c)
can be physically explored by scientists
d)
is called the central vent
18.
Which word describes a quality of lava that is viscous?
a)
red
b)
thick
c)
thin
d)
hot
19.
Which global hot spot for volcanoes and earthquakes is located in the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Pacific Ring
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Triangle of Fire
d)
San Andreas Fault
20.
When two plates come together, the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate because the oceanic plate is
a)
more dense
b)
less dense
c)
the same
d)
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21.
What evidence suggests that the continents were once joined?
a)
same fossils are found on all these continents
b)
shapes of the continents appear to fit together
c)
same rock structures exist where continents would have been joined
d)
all of the above
22.
A chair is several feet from a fireplace. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
"Lava lamps" contain colored liquids. These liquids form globs that rise to the top due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
24.
A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
25.
The shape of the land is shown by connecting points of the same elevation to form a ____________.
a)
relief line
b)
slope
c)
valley
d)
contour line
26.
The difference in elevation between highest & lowest points is known as
a)
Gradual
b)
Steep
c)
Relief
d)
Index contour
27.
Contour lines that are very close together indicate the land is _______________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
a forest
c)
steep
d)
a swamp
28.
Contour lines that are very far apart indicate the landscape is _____________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
steep
c)
a forest
d)
a swamp
29.
What could be the lowest elevation in the depression?
a)
50 feet
b)
41 feet
c)
60 feet
d)
51 feet
30.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
31.
Which direction is the river flowing?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
32.
How many mountain peaks are represented?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
33.
Match 1
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
35.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
36.
Identify layer #20.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
37.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
38.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
39.
A scientist who studies the Earth is called a___.
a)
Geologist
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Seismologist
d)
Paleontologist
40.
The layer below the thin layer of the crust and the tiny bit of the upper mantle is the______.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Ccore
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
41.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
42.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
43.
This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California
a)
New Madrid
b)
Denali Fault
c)
Ramapo Seismic Zone
d)
San Andreas
44.
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
45.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
46.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are MOST LIKELY to occur ---
a)
in the center of a plate
b)
at plate boundaries
c)
along the coast of a continent
d)
anywhere
47.
The map below shows changes in the position of the tsunami wave front produced by the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. The numbers indicate the time, in hours, for the wave front to reach the positions indicated by the isolines. If the wave front reached the Hawaiian Islands at 10:30 p.m., at approximately what time did the earthquake occur?
a)
1:30 p.m.
b)
5:30 p.m.
c)
3:30 a.m.
d)
4:30 a.m.
48.
This word describes the size of the earthquake:
a)
seismograph
b)
magnitude
c)
focus
d)
epicenter
49.
What does P in a P wave stand for?
a)
peridot
b)
picky
c)
primary
d)
partial
50.
What does S in an S wave stand for?
a)
super
b)
secondary
c)
slow
d)
sideways
51.
What is the purpose of the three points in the center of the circles on the map?
a)
They are a plot for predicting earthquake activity.
b)
They calculate the speed of seismic waves.
c)
They show the mountains most likely to be affected by earthquakes.
d)
They are used to locate an earthquake's epicenter.
52.
Readings need to be taken from at least _________ to determine the origin of an earthquake.
a)
two stations
b)
three stations
c)
four stations
d)
one station
53.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
54.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
55.
Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?
a)
Color
b)
Smell
c)
6.84 cm
d)
texture
56.
Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quanitative
57.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
58.
In a well designed experiment, you should change how many variables?
a)
only one
b)
no more than two
c)
none at all
d)
as many as are needed
59.
A set of step-by-step instructions is called a ______________________.
a)
procedure
b)
data
c)
inquiry
d)
hypothesis
60.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid: water, apple juice, or milk. What variables should be kept constant/controlled?
a)
type of plant, flower pot, soil, and amount of sunlight
b)
water, apple juice, milk
c)
only the amount of sunlight
d)
type of plant only
61.
Why do we want to test one variable at a time?
a)
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
b)
To know what is causing the changes. This helps us understand cause and effect.
c)
It is what has always been done
62.
What is being changed in this experiment?
a)
temperature of the stove
b)
how fast the water boils
c)
amount of water
63.
What is being measured or the result/effect of this experiment?
a)
how fast the water boils
b)
amount of water
c)
temperature of stove
64.
What is being kept constant?
a)
how fast the water boils
b)
amount of water
c)
temperature of stove
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