WorksheetsPlate techtonics
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
what plate movement creates mountains?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
2.
what kind of plate movement causes new crust to form?
a)
divergent
b)
trnsform
c)
subduction
3.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
4.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
5.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
6.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
7.
Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Plate
d)
Divergent
8.
What are Mid-Ocean Ridges?
a)
A chain of underwater waterfalls
b)
A chain of underwater volcanos
c)
A chain of underwater mountains
d)
A chain of underwater rocks
9.
The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
10.
At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
Tranform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive Zone
11.
What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?
a)
convergent
b)
horizontal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
12.
The mantle mainly consists of a dense layer called the
a)
mesosphere.
b)
asthenosphere.
c)
core.
d)
lithosphere.
13.
What is this image...
a)
Revolving boundary
b)
San Andreas (Transform)
c)
Convergent
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