WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a window into the world of tectonic activity?
a)
water cycle
b)
volcanoes
c)
acid rain
d)
fossils
2.
On which layer do the plates float on?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
crust
3.
On average how fast do plates usually move?
a)
1 cm
b)
2.5 cm
c)
5 cm
d)
15 cm
4.
What two continents look like they fit together like a puzzle piece?
a)
North America & Antarticia
b)
South America & North America
c)
South America & Africa
d)
Europe & Australia
5.
Where do volcanoes normally form?
a)
in the ocean
b)
where plates meet
c)
around the pacific ocean
d)
wherever the volcano wants
6.
Which is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
Cementent
7.
Divergent boundaries..
a)
push away from each other
b)
come towards each other
c)
slide past each other
8.
Convergent boundaries..
a)
push away from each other
b)
come towards each other
c)
slide past each other
9.
Transform boundaries..
a)
push away from each other
b)
come towards each other
c)
slide past each other
10.
Which country is slowly being pulled apart?
a)
Greenland
b)
Iceland
c)
Denmark
d)
Saudi Arabia
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