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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What process is shown in the picture?
subduction
seafloor spreading
rifting
mountain building
What process is shown in the picture?
seafloor spreading
subduction
rifting
mountain building
Name the physical feature (landform) shown at #3.
rift valley
midocean ridge
oceanic trench
volcano
Name the physical feature (landform) shown at #4.
midocean ridge
rift valley
oceanic trench
volcano
Name the physical layer of Earth shown at #1.
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesophere
crust
Name the physical layer of Earth labeled #2 in the picture.
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesosphere
crust
In the picture, where is the youngest rock?
#1
#3
#4
#8
Name the physical feature (landform) shown at #3.
midocean ridge
rift valley
oceanic trench
volcano
Name the physical feature (landform) shown at #4.
midocean ridge
oceanic trench
rift valley
volcano
In the picture at #6, lithosphere is being _____.
created
destroyed
folded / deformed
cooled
In the picture at #3, lithosphere is being _____.
created
destroyed
folded / deformed
melted
Name the type of plate boundary shown in the picture.
convergent
divergent
transform
Name the type of plate boundary shown in the picture.
convergent
divergent
transform
Name the type of plate boundary shown in the picture.
convergent
divergent
transform
What types of crust are part of the two tectonic plates shown in the picture?
oceanic and continental
oceanic and oceanic
continental and continental
(Choose all correct answers.) Which of the following natural hazards are associated with the process shown in the picture?
huge earthquakes
huge waves
volcanoes
hurricanes
What type of heat transfer is shown in the picture at #5.
convection
conduction
radiation
insulation
(Choose all correct answers.) Which of the following causes tectonic plates to move?
heat moving away from Earth's core
convection cells in the asthenosphere
ocean waves
radiation from the sun
Large destructive waves that are created by massive earthquakes at subduction zones are called _____.
tsunamis
swells
tides
breakers
Over time, underwater volcanoes can become _____.
islands
coral reefs
atolls
continents
This Google Earth picture shows which process?
rifting
seafloor spreading
subduction
Name the physical feature (landform) shown in the picture at #1.
mountian chain
volcanic island
midocean ridge
volcano
Name the natural hazards found at the plate boundary shown in the picture.
huge earthquakes
huge waves
volcanoes
hurricanes
none of these
Name the natural hazards found at the plate boundary shown in the picture.
huge earthquakes
huge waves
volcanoes
hurricanes
none of these
In the picture, lithosphere is being _____.
created
destroyed
thickened / deformed / folded
none of these
What types of crust are part of the two (2) tectonic plates shown in the picture?
oceanic & oceanic
continental & continental
continental & oceanic
The process where one tectonic plate is forced under another one and destroyed is called _____.
seafloor spreading
rifting
subduction
mountain building
Which of the following processes creates mountain chains on continents?
Which of the following processes creates midocean ridges with rift valleys?
Which of the following processes creates deep ocean trenches and volcanoes?
Which of the following processes shows huge mountain chains on continents being created?
Which of the following shows the process of seafloor spreading?
Which of the following shows the process of subduction?
Which of the following pictures shows new lithosphere / crust being created?
Which of the following pictures show old lithosphere / crust being destroyed?
Which of the following pictures shows continental lithosphere being thickened, deformed and folded?
