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WorksheetsAlfred Wegener, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to temperature as you go deeper in the Earth?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
fluctuates
d)
remains the same
2.
Which of the following did not support continental drift?
a)
magnetic striping on the ocean floor
b)
identical fossils on continents
c)
mountain ranges
d)
coastlines fit like a puzzle
3.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea
4.
Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
The layer that makes up most of the earth's mass and volume is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
asthenosphere
6.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust increases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
7.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Mantle/Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
8.
As you travel from the INNER CORE to the CRUST, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
a)
The would all increase
b)
The would all decrease.
c)
They would stay the same.
d)
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.
9.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
mantle
10.
Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?
a)
The sun
b)
The crust
c)
the mantle
d)
the core
11.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
12.
Oceanic crust is
a)
Younger and less dense than continental crust
b)
Thinner, younger and more dense than continental crust
c)
Older, thicker and less dense that continental crust
d)
Bigger and younger than continental crust
13.
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
a)
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces
b)
glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature
c)
mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents
d)
all of the above
14.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Antartica and Africa
15.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is?
a)
Mantle
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Athenosphere
d)
Crust
16.
Letter C is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
17.
Letter B is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
18.
Letter A is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
19.
Why did no one believe Wegener's theory?
a)
He could not explain HOW the continents moved.
b)
He was a meteorologist and not a geologist.
c)
His evidence was not supporting the hypothesis.
d)
He didn't use the right technology to gather data.
20.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
21.
Letter D is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
22.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Alfredo Sauce
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Alfred the Butler
23.
Was continental drift accepted in Wegener's lifetime?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Yes, but only by his mother.
d)
No, but scientists told him to never give up.
24.
What year did Alfred Wegener create his theory?
a)
1912
b)
1960
c)
1945
d)
1512
25.
What does Pangaea mean?
a)
together
b)
all earth
c)
all over Marlboro
d)
all around the world
26.
What is the name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about moving landmasses?
a)
continental movement
b)
plate tectonics
c)
continental drift
d)
seafloor spreading
27.
What year did Alfred Wegener create his theory?
a)
1912
b)
1960
c)
1945
d)
1512
28.
Which ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge?
a)
Indian
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Atlantic
d)
Artic
29.
Created by a divergent boundary.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Mariana Trench
c)
Mid Atlantic ridge
30.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
Pressure in the crust increases.
d)
Pressure in the crust decreases.
31.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
32.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
33.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
34.
During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...
a)
along the continents
b)
at the mid ocean ridges
c)
deep ocean trenches
d)
at north and south poles
35.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
36.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
37.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
38.
Earth's plates are...
a)
constantly moving and changing the face of the earth
b)
Never moves
c)
Moves seldom and very fast
d)
Moves when it feels like it
39.
How many tectonic plates is Earth's crust broken into?
a)
20
b)
15
c)
12
40.
The Tectonic Plates are named by what?
a)
Their Location
b)
Famous scientists
c)
Cartoon Characters
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