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WorksheetsES--Continental Drift/Earth's Layers/Geo Time Test Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
Hot matter is _________ dense and ___________
a)
less, sinks
b)
less, rises
c)
more, sinks
d)
more, rises
2.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
3.
Earth's inner core is...
a)
a dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
b)
a layer of molten iron and nickel.
c)
a layer of hot rock.
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
4.
Earth's magnetic field results from movements in the
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
crust
5.
Which layer of Earth is the hottest?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
6.
The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of lithosphere move is called
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
outer core
7.
Which of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?
a)
Earth's crust becomes a cooler solid
b)
Earth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquid
c)
Earth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.
d)
Earth's outer core becomes warmer
8.
The diagram represents the movement of the mantle under the earth's crust. Which process is represented by the diagram?
a)
rotation
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
convection
9.
Convection currents in the mantle are thought to be the driving force behind tectonic movement. At which location do the convection currents cause the plates to diverge?
a)
strike-slip fault
b)
subduction zone
c)
mid oceanic ridges
d)
folded mountains.
10.
Along the west coast of South America, volcanic mountains are found due to movement along a plate boundary. The diagram illustrates the movement that is taking place.Which is the most likely reason for the formation of the volcanic mountains?
a)
The volcanic arc is sliding from the continental crust into the trench.
b)
A fault line, created by the sinking lithosphere, is filling with water.
c)
Oceanic crust collides with continental crust, heating as it subducts.
d)
As a result of an earthquake, multiple volcanic arcs are appearing.
11.
Identify layer #20.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
12.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
13.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
14.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
15.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
16.
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
17.
A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
18.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
19.
what are the 5 physical layers of the Earth?
a)
crust/mantle/core/mesosphere/asthenosphere
b)
continental/oceanic/crust/mantle/core
c)
lithosphere/asthenosphere/mesosphere/outer core/inner core
20.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
21.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
22.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
23.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
24.
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
25.
Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ____ is formed.
a)
mountains
b)
Island arc
c)
rift valley
d)
volcanoes
26.
Plate movement is caused by _____
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Ocean tides
c)
Convection current in the mantle
d)
The moon's gravity
27.
Created by a divergent boundary
a)
rocky mountain
b)
Mariana's Trench
c)
mid-Atlantic ridge
d)
volano
28.
Which is subducted in an ocean-continental convergent boundary?
a)
continental plate
b)
oceanic plate
29.
Which of the following did not support the Continental Drift Theory?
a)
Magnetic striping in the ocean floor
b)
identical fossils found in different continents
c)
Mountains that extend over continents
d)
Coastlines of continents such as South America and Africa fit like a puzzle
30.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
31.
Identify layer #19.
a)
mantle
b)
continental crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
32.
Identify layer #18.
a)
mantle
b)
pizza crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
33.
Identify layer #17.
a)
mantle
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
oceanic crust
34.
Identify layer #16.
a)
mantle
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
oceanic crust
35.
Identify layer #15.
a)
continental crust
b)
asthenosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
oceanic crust
36.
All of the following were known to Alfred Wegener as support for his Hypothesis of Continental Drift EXCEPT
a)
fossils found on different continents
b)
fit of the continents
c)
rock type similarities
d)
weather patterns in Greenland
37.
The Earth's magnetic field is created by
a)
the movement of metal in the earth core
b)
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c)
The movement of the earths crust
d)
Lava flowing out of the earth
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