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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics PreTest
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the pieces of broken parts of the Earth’s surface are called?
a)
A.Tectonic ridges
b)
B. Tectonic plates
c)
C. Earthquakes
d)
D. I'm not sure.
2.
What is the part of the Earth we live on is called?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Core I
I'm not sure.
I'm not sure.
3.
What happens to temperature as you go deeper into the Earth?
a)
The temperature increases
b)
The temperature decreases
c)
The temperature doesn't change
d)
I'm not sure.
4.
What is the physical layer of rigid tectonic plates called?
a)
Crust
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Mantle
5.
When two pieces of seafloor crust move away from each other what is it called?
a)
Ozone depletion
b)
Oceanic spreading
c)
Continental drift
d)
Seafloor spreading
6.
How does the density of a subducting plate compare to the plate on the top?
a)
The subducting plate is less dense
b)
The subducting plate is more dense
c)
The subducting plate has the same density.
d)
I'm not sure.
7.
Which plate boundaries move toward each other?
a)
Transform
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
I'm not sure.
8.
Which type of fault is the San Andreas Fault?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
I'm not sure.
9.
The Mid Atlantic Ridge is an example of what type of boundary?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
I'm not sure.
10.
Why does magma rise to the surface of the Earth?
a)
It is less dense than surrounding rock.
b)
It is more dense than surrounding rock.
c)
Magma doesn't rise.
d)
I'm not sure.
11.
Which rock make oceanic lithospheric plates?
a)
Basalt
b)
Granite
c)
Limestone
d)
I'm not sure.
12.
Which type of plate is more dense?
a)
Oceanic
b)
Continental
c)
I'm not sure.
13.
Which seismic wave is fastest and has a push and pull compressional motion?
a)
Surface Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
P-Wave
d)
I'm not sure.
14.
Which seismic wave produces the most damage?
a)
Surface Waves
b)
S-Waves
c)
P-Waves
d)
I'm not sure.
15.
Why can’t S – Waves travel through the outer core?
a)
The outer core is solid.
b)
The outer core is liquid.
c)
The core is too deep.
d)
I'm not sure.
16.
What is a break in the Earth’s crust where masses of rock slide past each other is called?
a)
Trench
b)
Fault
c)
Focus
d)
I'm not sure.
17.
What is a volcano that occurs in the middle of a tectonic plate is called?
a)
Cinder Cone
b)
Intra-Volcano
c)
Hot Spot
d)
I'm not sure.
18.
If you map the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes, what would you outline?
a)
Outline plate boundaries
b)
Outline continents
c)
Outline oceans
d)
I'm not sure.
19.
What is the name of the instrument that geologists use to record earthquake waves?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Seismograph
c)
Barometer
20.
Why does Iceland have both earthquakes and volcanoes?
a)
It is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
b)
It is located on the San Andreas Fault.
c)
It is located on a convergent plate boundary.
d)
I'm not sure.
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