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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer of the Earth is broken up into "plates"?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Core
2.
What heats up the mantle?
a)
Heat from the crust
b)
Heat from the sun
c)
Heat from the core
3.
The solid lithosphere moves on top of the _________________.
a)
Core
b)
Continental crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Oceanic crust
4.
At convergent plate boundaries, two plates move...
a)
together
b)
apart
c)
sliding against each other
5.
At transform plate boundaries, two plates move...
a)
together
b)
apart
c)
sliding against each other
6.
At divergent plate boundaries, two plates move...
a)
together
b)
apart
c)
sliding against each other
7.
Subduction can only occur at _____________ plate boundaries.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
8.
New crust (basalt rock) is formed at ___________ boundaries.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
All of the above
9.
Crust is destroyed at ___________ boundaries.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
All of the above
10.
What type of boundaries are mountains formed at? (ex: Himalayan Mountains)
a)
Oceanic-to-oceanic (convergent)
b)
Oceanic-to-continental (convergent)
c)
Continental-to-continental (convergent)
d)
Divergent
11.
What type of boundaries are volcanic arcs formed at? (ex: Pacific NW volcanoes or Andes)
a)
Oceanic-to-oceanic (convergent)
b)
Oceanic-to-continental (convergent)
c)
Continental-to-continental (convergent)
d)
Divergent
12.
What type of boundaries are island arcs formed at? (ex: Caribbean Islands or Japan)
a)
Oceanic-to-oceanic (convergent)
b)
Oceanic-to-continental (convergent)
c)
Continental-to-continental (convergent)
d)
Divergent
13.
The San Andreas fault is an example of a ____________ boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Continent-to-continent
14.
The Mid-Atlantic ridge is an example of a ____________ boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Continent-to-continent
15.
An deep ocean trench is formed at a ____________ boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Continent-to-continent
16.
Iceland is on both the North American plate and Eurasian plate and is currently being split apart. Iceland sits on a __________ boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
17.
The Ring of Fire contains most of the world's volcanoes and strongest earthquakes. It is located around the...
a)
Pacific plate
b)
North American plate
c)
Eurasian plate
d)
Cocos plate
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