WorksheetsFinal Exam: Plate Tectonics
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
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Class
Date
1.
A mid-ocean ridge forms at a
a)
colliding/convergent boundary
b)
spreading/divergent boundary.
c)
sliding/ transform boundary.
d)
Deep-ocean trench
2.
True or False. The movement of Earth's tectonic plates relates to many factors, including mantle convection and density differences in the plates.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The place where two plates comes together represented by letter A in the diagram is known as
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Convergent Boundary
d)
Rift Valley Boundary
4.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a colliding/convergent boundary produces a
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Deep Ocean Trench
c)
Rift Valley
d)
Mountain Range
5.
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Rift Valley Boundary
6.
The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of
a)
Subduction
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Deep Ocean Trenches
d)
Sea Floor Spreading
7.
What can happen at the edge of a tectonic plate if one plate slips under the other?
a)
Transform Faults are created
b)
Mountain Ranges are created
c)
Volcanic Arcs are created
d)
Mid Ocean Ridges are created
8.
The theory of plate tectonics describes sea-floor spreading as occurring at a _______.
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Subduction Zone
c)
Convergent Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
9.
The Hawaiian Islands were formed because of
a)
Lava flowing over Earth's surface where two tectonics plates move apart
b)
An oceanic plate moving over a mantle hotspot
c)
2 oceanic plates colliding to form an island arc
d)
Tectonic plates sliding past each other
10.
What is the name associated with the plate that drags Yellowstone's hotspot from Idaho to Wyoming?
a)
Pacific Plate
b)
Nazca Plate
c)
Indian Plate
d)
North American Plate
11.
What is the name associated with the plate that drags The Hawaiian Island's hotspot from NW?
a)
Nazca Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Indian Plate
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