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Worksheets2017 - 2018 Unit 2 Pre-Test (Plate Tectonics)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Holes drilled several kilometers into Earth’s crust provide direct evidence about Earth’s interior in the form of
a)
seismic waves
b)
rock samples
c)
liquid iron
d)
volcanic eruption
2.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
3.
Earth’s inner core is
a)
a dense ball of solid metal
b)
a layer of molten metal
c)
a layer of hot rock
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
4.
When you touch a hot pot or pan, energy moves from the pot to your hand. This is called
a)
magnetic energy
b)
indirect evidence
c)
subduction
d)
heat transfer
5.
The transfer of energy through empty space is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
subduction
6.
Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by
a)
convection currents
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
density
7.
According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
Earth’s surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents do not move
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
8.
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
9.
Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
evidence from landforms
b)
evidence from fossils
c)
evidence from human remains
d)
evidence from climate
10.
Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener’s idea of continental drift because
a)
they were afraid of a new idea
b)
Wegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years ago
c)
Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis
d)
Wegener could not identify a force that could move the continents
11.
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
a)
along the edges of all the continents
b)
along mid-ocean ridges
c)
in deep-ocean trenches
d)
at the north and south poles
12.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
a)
conduction
b)
earthquakes
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
Earth's magnetic field
13.
The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
a)
subduction
b)
plate tectonics
c)
deep-ocean
d)
sea-floor spreading
14.
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
15.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
deep-ocean trench
c)
rift valley
d)
mountain range
16.
Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a
a)
landform
b)
continent
c)
fossil
d)
landmass
17.
The place where two plates come together is known as a
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
18.
Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
a)
shearing
b)
tension
c)
compression
d)
deformation
19.
In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the
a)
hanging wall
b)
reverse fault
c)
footwall
d)
anticline
20.
Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?
a)
sheairng
b)
tension
c)
compression
d)
deformation
21.
A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)
a)
anticline
b)
syncline
c)
plateau
d)
canyon
22.
The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the
a)
syncline
b)
footwall
c)
epicenter
d)
focus
23.
The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called
a)
S waves
b)
P waves
c)
Surface waves (L)
d)
Mercalli waves
24.
S waves are also known as
a)
primary waves
b)
secondary waves
c)
surface waves (L)
d)
focus waves
25.
Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings?
a)
the Richter scale
b)
the Mercalli scale
c)
the moment magnitude scale
d)
the seismic scale
26.
What does a seismograph record?
a)
the Mercalli scale for rating an earthquake
b)
the speed of seismic waves
c)
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
d)
the location of the epicenter
27.
If the Coast Guard warns of a giant wave of water approaching the shore as a result of a major earthquake, they are warning of
a)
an aftershock
b)
liquefaction
c)
a tsunami
d)
landslides
28.
A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a
a)
syncline
b)
plateau
c)
canyon
d)
fault
29.
What type of earthquake wave can travel through both liquids and solids?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
focus
30.
The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the
a)
Richter scale
b)
moment magnitude scale
c)
mechanical seismograph
d)
Mercalli scale
31.
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of
a)
volcanoes forming over a hot spot
b)
volcanoes forming along plate boundaries
c)
the Ring of Fire
d)
continental drift
32.
When groundwater heated by magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool, it is called a
a)
hot spring
b)
geyser
c)
vent
d)
pyroclastic flow
33.
Tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash are called
a)
shield volcanoes
b)
cinder cone volcanoes
c)
composite volcanoes
d)
lava plateuas
34.
Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called
a)
rock
b)
magma
c)
volcanic ash
d)
liquid fire
35.
A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust is called a
a)
neck
b)
dike
c)
lava plateau
d)
batholith
36.
A volcano that may erupt again at some time in the distant future is
a)
active
b)
dormant
c)
explosive
d)
extinct
37.
The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a
a)
lava plateau
b)
caldera
c)
cinder cone
d)
shield volcano
38.
If geologists detect many small earthquakes in the area near a volcano, what can they infer about the volcano?
a)
it is dormant
b)
it is probably about to erupt
c)
it is extinct
d)
it is a good source of geothermal energy
39.
When magma hardens in a volcano’s pipe, the result will eventually be a landform called a
a)
batholith
b)
dike
c)
volcanic neck
d)
sill
40.
Magma that forces across rock layers hardens into a
a)
sill
b)
volcanic neck
c)
dike
d)
batholith
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