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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Quiz
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
In the early 1900s, this German scientist created the basis of the theory of plate tectonics.
a)
Alfred Wegener
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Martian Luther
d)
Otto Hahn
2.
This theory states that the earth's outer layer, or lithosphere, is broken into several large slabs called plates. These plates, which hold the continents and oceans, are slowly but constantly moving around the planet.
a)
Theory of Earth Movement
b)
Theory of Relativity
c)
Theory of Plate Tectonics
d)
Theory of Evolution
3.
Earth's continents were once joined together in one large mass. What was this mass of continents called?
a)
Superworld
b)
Pangaea
c)
The Rock
d)
The Plate
4.
The type of crust that underlies the continents is called...
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Oceanic Crust
c)
Thick Crust
d)
Thin Crust
5.
The type of crust that underlies the ocean
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Oceanic Crust
c)
Thick Crust
d)
Thin Crust
6.
What type of boundary is this?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Stationary
7.
What type of boundary is this?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Stationary
8.
What type of boundary is this?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Stationary
9.
The layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor and forms Earth’s outer skin
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
Faults
10.
The center of Earth made mostly of iron and nickel. It consists of an outer core and an inner core. It is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
Faults
11.
Part of the lower crust and rigid uppermost layer of the mantle.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Lower mantle
d)
Convection Currents
12.
Soft layer (silly putty like) under the lithosphere that is hotter and under pressure
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Lower mantle
d)
Convection Currents
13.
Solid layer beneath the asthenosphere that goes to the core.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Lower mantle
d)
Convection Currents
14.
Currents of heated molten metal that move in the outer core and mantle caused by heat from the core and the mantle itself
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Lower mantle
d)
Convection Currents
15.
The lithosphere is made up of the ____ and a tiny bit of the _____
a)
Crust and Lower Mantle
b)
Crust and Upper Mantle
c)
Core and Lower Mantle
d)
Core and Upper Mantle
16.
The plates of the lithosphere move (or float) on this hot, malleable semi-liquid zone in the upper mantle, directly underneath the lithosphere. This is known as the
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Lower Mantle
d)
Atmosphere
17.
The layer of Earth that is the only liquid layer is the ______
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Crust
c)
Outer Core
d)
Asthenosphere
18.
The place where two plates meet is called a _______.
a)
Boundary
b)
Fault
c)
Tectonic
d)
Meet-up
19.
At convergent boundaries, tectonic plates _______.
a)
Move apart
b)
Collide
c)
Move past one another
d)
Stay in place
20.
Oceanic Crust tends to be _____ and ______ than continental crust.
a)
Lighter, Thinner
b)
Denser, Thinner
c)
Denser, Wider
d)
None of the above
21.
A zone where one plate is being pulled under another. (Normally oceanic under continental).
a)
Dark Zone
b)
Light Zone
c)
Subduction Zone
d)
Goldilocks Zone
22.
A molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
a)
Tsunami
b)
Magma
c)
Rock
d)
Hot Spots
23.
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface
a)
Tsunami
b)
Lava
c)
Rock
d)
Hot Spots
24.
A steep-sided depression in the ocean floor.
a)
Volcanic Arc
b)
Volcano
c)
Magma
d)
Trench
25.
A vent in the Earth's surface through which gases and magma erupt.
a)
Volcanic Arc
b)
Volcano
c)
Magma
d)
Trench
26.
An arc-shaped chain of volcanoes formed above a subduction zone.
a)
Volcanic Arc
b)
Volcano
c)
Magma
d)
Trench
27.
A subduction zone also occurs when two oceanic plates collide. The _____ is forced under the ______.
a)
Older, younger
b)
Younger, Older
28.
The collision of two continental plates, lifts up the rock at the boundary. This leads to the formation of.....
a)
Valleys
b)
Trenches
c)
Mountains
d)
Subduction zones
29.
A high, large mass of earth and rock that rises above the earth's surface. Has steep or sloping sides.
a)
Hill
b)
Valley
c)
Trench
d)
Mountain
30.
At a divergent boundary, plates are moving in what way?
a)
closer to collide
b)
away from each other
c)
past each other
d)
they are not moving
31.
When two continental plates plates diverge, a _______ forms.
a)
Mountain
b)
Hill
c)
Rift
d)
Lake
32.
At these boundaries, tectonic plates are moving past one another. They grind past each other in a horizontal direction. This causes a fault.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Optimus-Prime
33.
Transform boundaries and the resulting faults cause many of these to occur.
a)
Mountains
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Subduction Zones
34.
A transform boundary is also known as....
a)
Strike-Slip Fault
b)
Slip-Tip Fault
c)
Tip-Slip Fault
d)
Optimus-Prime
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