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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics and Continental Drift
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the charge of a proton?
positive
negative
no charge
Which is NOT a subatomic particle
proton
neutron
electron
nucleus
Who is known for the theory of Continental Drift
Alfred Wegner
Sir Issac Newton
Harry Hess
Dmitri Mendeleev
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
convection currents in the mantle
Earth's magnetic field
Strong winds from storms
waves and tides
Which lunar phase provides the highest high tides
Full Moon
1st Quarter Moon
3rd Quarter Moon
Waxing crescent
Which of the following was evidence Wegner provided for Plate Tectonics
Identical fossils of plants and animals on different continents
Weather patterns
ocean tides
erosion
What is the name of the supercontinent Alfred Wegner used?
Pangea
Laurasia
Euamerica
Wakanda
Which is not a plate boundary in plate tectonics
Vibranium
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Which Plate boundary shows plates sliding past each other?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Conduction
Which Heat transfer refers to TOUCH
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Convergent
Which is a land feature created by transform boundaries
Fault Lines
Rift- Valleys
Mid-Ocean ridges
Islands
What is the most famous Fault line in the the world?
San Andreas Fault
Hawaiian Islands
Himalayan
Andes Mountains
Divergent Boundaries can also be called
Constructive
Destructive
Fault Lines
Shearing
Which is an example of Divergent Boundaries
Mid- Atlantic Ridge
Himalayas
Aleutian Islands
San Andreas Fault
When more dense oceanic crust collide with less dense continental crust which will sink into the mantle
Oceanic crust will sink because it is more dense
Continental crust will sink because it is more dense
Oceanic crust will rise because it is less dense
Neither plate will sink
Which is an example of continental/ continental convergent boundaries
Himalayan (Mountains)
San Andreas fault
Iceland
Aleutian Islands
Which is an example of subduction?
Andes Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Aleutian Islands
San Andreas Fault
At the Mid-Atlantic Ridge the new crust is...
Closer to the opening of the ridge
Far away from the ridge
On land
There isn't any new crust being formed
Which of the following helped Harry Hess to discover the seafloor was spreading
Age of the rock near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Weather patterns
Fossils of the same plants on different continents
Earthquakes
Transform boundaries create
Earthquakes
Mountains
Valleys
Mid-ocean ridges
