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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
2.
This is the layer of the Earth where heat from the core causes convection currents
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
3.
This layer of Earth is the hardest and thinnest layer
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
4.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
5.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
6.
Which type of plate boundary is shown in this picture?
a)
Convergent Oceanic vs Continental
b)
Convergent Continental vs Continental
c)
Divergent Continental
d)
Transform Fault
7.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge was created by this type of boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Reform
d)
Transform
8.
What do you expect to find at the boundary of two continental plates?
a)
mountains
b)
volcanoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
all of the above
9.
What type of boundary where two plates collide and one plate sinks below into the mantle?
a)
Convergent oceanic-continental
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform Fault
d)
Convergent continental continental
10.
The Himalayas in Asia and the Rocky mountains in North american were formed when
a)
subduction took place
b)
plates separated
c)
ocean and continental plate collided
d)
two continental plates colllided
11.
Transform boundaries like in the St Andreas Fault in California are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
12.
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, one plate goes under the other one because
a)
is younger and less dense
b)
is thinner and has less weight
c)
is older and has more density
d)
it has deposits
13.
The area where two tectonic plates meet is called.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
14.
As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how does the temperature change?
a)
Temperature increases
b)
Temperature decreases
c)
Does not change.
d)
Temperature fluctuates
15.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?
a)
At plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
16.
This landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary.
a)
ocean trench
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
tall mountains
d)
transform fault
17.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Mr. C the Slide Man
18.
What type of event will most likely occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
19.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
20.
Where would the oldest rock be found if this was a divergent boundary?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
21.
The boundary of the Pacific plate where most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur is called the..
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
22.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
23.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
24.
The mantle of the Earth gets hot at the core and it rises, at the surface it cools and sinks, this is called ______________.
a)
a conduction current
b)
a hot spot
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a convection current
25.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
Oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
26.
What layers make up the tectonic plate or lithosphere?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust and upper mantle
27.
The name of the Earth supercontinent that existed 250 mya was
a)
Eurasia
b)
Gondwanaland
c)
Atlantis
d)
Pangaea
28.
Wegener's idea of Continental Drift was not accepted in his time because he was not able to explain
a)
how the continents fit together
b)
how continents move
c)
the fossil record
d)
the marks of glaciers in rocks
29.
The magnetic field of the Earth never changes.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.
What kind of geological feature does the picture represent?
a)
earthquakes model
b)
mountain formation model
c)
hot spot model
d)
rift valley formation model
31.
Which of the following pieces of evidence did Wegener use for his idea of Continental Drift?
a)
Map of earthquakes and volcanoes distribution
b)
Fossil record on different continents
c)
Map of the Ocean floor showing moutain ranges
d)
Magnetic stripes in the Ocean floor
32.
When rocks are formed in mid-ocean ridges they keep a record of the magnetic field of the earth
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The development of new technologies like sonar and satellites helped scientists develop the theory of Plate Tectonics and explain how continents move.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
34.
How old is the Earth?
a)
3.5 million years
b)
4.5 billion years
c)
250 million years old
d)
4 million years old
35.
The theory that helps to explain the causes of earthquakes and volcanoes is the theory of
a)
Evolution
b)
Continental Drift
c)
Universal Gravitation
d)
Plate Tectonics
36.
The evidence used to explain how the continents move or the Theory of Plate Tectonics was
a)
Map of the Ocean Floor showing mountains and trenches
b)
Map of the Magnetic record of the oceanic lithosphere
c)
Map of the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes
d)
All of the above
37.
The oceanic lithosphere is younger at
a)
Mid Ocean Ridges
b)
Ocean trenches
c)
Plate boundaries
d)
Volcanoes
38.
The oceanic lithosphere is the oldest at
a)
Ocean trenches
b)
Mid Ocean ridges
c)
Volcanoes
d)
Plate Boundaries
39.
What is the type of boundary would you expect to find in mid ocean ridges?
a)
Transform Fault
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Subduction
40.
What type of boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Antarctic Plate?
a)
Transform Fault
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Subduction
41.
Which Island is the the oldest compare to Hawaii?
a)
Nihau
b)
Kauai
c)
Oahu
d)
Molokai
42.
Why are the islands of the Hawaiian archipielago dormant volcanoes with the exeption of Mauna Loa in the Island of Hawaii?
a)
The hot spot is underneath Hawaii
b)
The hot spot is under the entire archipielago
c)
The hot spot is inactive in Hawaii
d)
The hot spot activity is unexpected
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