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WorksheetsPangea Basics
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 31mins
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1.
The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Transform Boundary
2.
Look at the arrows in the Lithosphere, according to the plate movement, what type of boundary is this?
a)
Convergent
b)
Subduction Zone
c)
Convection Current
d)
Transform
3.
A Subduction Zone occurs, when one more dense plate subductions under a less dense plate, what type of boundary could this be considered?
a)
Convection Current
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Divergent Boundary
4.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
5.
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
6.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
7.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
8.
Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ______ is formed.
a)
Mountain
b)
Island Arc
c)
Rift
d)
Volcano
9.
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
10.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
11.
What is created when two continental plates converge together?
a)
Mountains
b)
Tsunami
c)
Earthquake
d)
Volcano
12.
What is created when one continental and one oceanic plate converge?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Tsunami
d)
Earthquake
13.
What was Pangea?
a)
An ancient Mountain Range that divided Africa
b)
A large valley where civilization began.
c)
A supercontinent where all Earth's land masses were joined.
d)
A large meteor that hit Earth and destroyed all of the dinosaurs
14.
Mr. Jones, an archeologist, travels to study land animal fossils from millions of years ago. He has found fossils of the smae land animals in eastern South America and western Africa. Which conclusion best supports Mr. Jones' findings?
a)
The 2 continents were once joined together as part of a larger continent.
b)
Land animals found from fossils collected from the west coast of Africa are similar to the ones found on the east coast of South America
c)
Early Europeans became Zombies as a Result of the Rock coming to save the world in the movie San Andreas
d)
The animals developed on the two continents at the exact same time
15.
Andrew found warm-weather plant fossils while on an expedition to Antarctica. Which conclusion best supports his find?
a)
The seeds of plants were carried by flying dinosaurs that escaped Jurrassic Park
b)
The island was once closer to the equator, but has since drifted to its current location
c)
Ancient Mariners transported the plants to the island.
d)
The plants drifted on the ocean currents to the island.
16.
What is the result of the collision of (crashing) of continental tectonic plates?
a)
Beach erosion
b)
Convection Currents
c)
Mountain Building
d)
Faults
17.
What forms when an oceanic plate and a continental plate converge?
a)
Trench
b)
Ocean
c)
Continent
d)
Mountains
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