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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 51mins
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Class
Date
1.
Same rocks in Texas as those in Antarctica, this is proof of-
a)
coastal erosion
b)
plate tectonics
c)
ocean currents
d)
glacial melting
2.
Sand Andreas Fault formed at this type of boundary-
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Hot Spot
3.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
4.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
5.
Fossils, landforms, glaciers, and puzzle were all evidence of-
a)
big bang theory
b)
tectonic plate theory
c)
sea floor spreading theory
d)
volcanic theory
6.
This is the theory that states that all the continents started as a single massive continent and have been MOVING apart for over 200 million years and the man that proposed it.
a)
The Big Bang Theory, Einstein
b)
The Pangea Theory, Hutton
c)
The Tectonic Plate Theory, Darwin
d)
The Continental Drift Theory, Wegner
7.
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Mantle convection currents
b)
Oceanic convection currents
c)
Atmospheric convection currents
d)
Solar convection currents
8.
What is a tectonic plate?
a)
A peice of the earths crust
b)
A peice of the mantle
c)
A peice of the core
d)
A peice of the whole world
9.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
10.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
11.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
12.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
N.A.S.E.A.A.A
c)
Wegner World
d)
Pangea
13.
This image is of...
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
14.
Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than continental crust.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Earth's crust is constantly being recycled. New crust is formed when molten rock comes to the surface and is cooled.
a)
True
b)
False
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