WorksheetsEarth's Surface and Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The part of the earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle and is split into tectonic plates is the
a)
lithosphere
b)
crust
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
2.
The hottest layer
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
3.
The coolest layer
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
4.
The thinest layer
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
5.
Where 2 plates are moving together
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
6.
This layer is completely liquid
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
7.
This layer is completely solid due to the intense pressure it is under
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
8.
The process for new oceanic lithosphere forming at mid ocean ridges
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Pangaea
9.
Ocean trenches always form at subduction zones where dense oceanic crust subducts.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Volcanoes never form along subduction zones.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.
a)
crust
b)
plates
c)
directions
d)
seismos
12.
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
13.
Waves move out through the ground from the ..........
a)
rift
b)
focus
c)
epicenter
d)
fault line
14.
Earth's interior consists of 3 major zones. Which zone makes up over 80% of Earth's interior?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
lithosphere
15.
What is a break in the Earth's crust?
a)
Fault
b)
Focus
c)
Fold
d)
Mineral
16.
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.
17.
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
18.
Which kind of plate boundary is this?
a)
divergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
convergent boundary (ocean to continent)
d)
convergent boundary (continent to continent)
19.
Which kind of plate boundary is this?
a)
divergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
convergent boundary (ocean to continent)
d)
convergent boundary (continent to continent)
20.
Which kind of plate boundary is this?
a)
divergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
convergent boundary (ocean to continent)
d)
convergent boundary (ocean to ocean)
21.
Which kind of plate boundary is this?
a)
divergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
convergent boundary (ocean to continent)
d)
convergent boundary (continent to continent)
22.
Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
23.
The layer that makes up most of the earth's mass and volume is the
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
asthenosphere
24.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
25.
The mantle of Earth is made partly of magma. When magma rises and sinks, this is called ______________.
a)
a conduction current
b)
a hot spot
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a convection current
26.
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?
a)
They would all increase
b)
They would all decrease.
c)
They would stay the same.
d)
Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.
27.
What would happen to the convection currents if the heat from the inner core disappeared?
a)
They would stop.
b)
They would change directions.
c)
It would not change.
d)
They would speed up.
28.
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
29.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup
d)
plastic bottle
30.
This is created by a divergent boundary.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Mariana Trench
c)
Mid Atlantic ridge
31.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
32.
Which is true about hotter material in the mantle?
a)
more dense, sinks
b)
less dense, sinks
c)
less dense, rises
d)
more dense, rises
33.
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
34.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
35.
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
36.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
37.
This land formation occurs at a divergent boundary.
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
pacific hot spot
d)
rift valley
38.
Geologists obtain evidence about Earth's interior by...
a)
measuring pressure at the surface
b)
studying seismic waves
c)
drilling through each layer
d)
estimation of temperature in the layers
39.
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
40.
Which ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge?
a)
Indian
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Atlantic
d)
Artic
41.
What are mid-ocean ridges?
a)
A chain of underwater waterfalls
b)
A chain of underwater volcanos
c)
A chain of underwater mountains
d)
A chain of underwater rocks
42.
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
43.
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 continents
44.
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
45.
The process of _________ continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge.
a)
sea floor spreading
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
convection
46.
Scientists think that the ________ made of liquid iron and nickel, moves to produce Earth's magnetic field.
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
47.
Happening at A?
a)
subduction
b)
midocean ridge
c)
mountain range
d)
earthquake
48.
The process by which teh ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _________
a)
convection
b)
continental drift
c)
subduction
d)
conduction
49.
Oldest?
a)
X
b)
Y
50.
C?
a)
midocean ridge
b)
mountain range
c)
deep sea trench
d)
earthquake
51.
If the focus of an earthquake occurs beneath the sea floor, as the seismic waves travel through the ocean, they create a massive and destructive
a)
epicenter
b)
tsunami
c)
focus
d)
mountain
52.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
53.
Which was NOT evidence of Wegener?
a)
Seafloor spreading
b)
fossils
c)
puzzle piece
d)
glacier evidence
54.
An area where magma melts through the crust in the middle of a plate is called a ________.
a)
island arc
b)
hot spot
c)
geyser
d)
pipe
55.
Point A is where the earthquake actually occurred, what is it called?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Seismic Station
56.
The deeper into Earth you go the...
a)
greater the pressure
b)
less pressure
c)
pressure remains the same
57.
The crust is...
a)
Thick...same thickness as the other layers
b)
Thin...the picture on this page shows the correct scal
c)
Very thin...like an eggshell covering an egg
d)
Medium thickness...just a little thinner than the mantle and core
58.
The crust...
a)
Floats on the mantle
b)
Is supported by rock underneath
59.
How many types of crust are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
60.
Which is made of basalt (the same type of rock found in the mantle)
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Oceanic Crust
61.
Which is made of granite?
a)
Oceanic crust
b)
Continental crust
62.
Which is more dense
a)
Oceanic crust because it is made of basalt
b)
Continental crust because it is made of granite
63.
Why is the inner core solid?
a)
So much pressure that the iron cannot move
b)
It is not hot enough in the inner core to be melted
c)
All choices
64.
What mostly solid layer makes up the lower part of the mantle?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Inner Core
65.
What type of boundary forms Volcanic Island Arcs?
a)
ocean/continent convergent
b)
ocean\ocean convergent
c)
continent/continent convergent
d)
divergent
66.
What type of convergent plate boundary does not create trenches?
a)
ocean/ocean
b)
ocean/continent
c)
continent/continent
67.
At which location would earthquakes be the least likely?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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