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Earth - Tectonic Plates

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
2.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
3.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
4.

Which of the following is where one plate slides under the other plate?

a)

submarine zone

b)

divergence zone

c)

subduction zone

d)

lower zone

5.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
6.

What land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

deep ocean trench

c)

Pacific hot spot

d)

rift valley

7.

Mountains form from....

a)

plates sliding past one another

b)

collision of plates

c)

plates moving away from each other

d)

none of these

8.

Oceanic crust is.....

a)

less dense than continental crust

b)

Thinner and more dense than continental crust

c)

Thicker and less dense than continental crust

d)

Bigger and younger than continental crust

9.

Earth's plates are....

a)

Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth

b)

In the same locations they have always been

c)

Moving very seldom and very fast

d)

Moving when they feel like it

10.

Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ____ is formed.

a)

mountains

b)

Island arc

c)

rift valley

d)

volcano

11.
Which is subducted in an ocean-continental convergent boundary?
a)
continental plate
b)
oceanic plate
12.
What type of boundary creates a new seafloor?
a)
convergent continental to continental
b)
convergent ocean to continental
c)
convergent ocean to ocean
d)
divergent 
13.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
14.
Himilayan Mountains
a)
converging continent to continent
b)
earthquake in subduction zone
c)
converging ocean to continent
d)
transformational
15.

Fossils, landforms, glaciers, and puzzle pieces matching were all evidence of-

a)

big bang theory

b)

tectonic plate theory

c)

sea floor spreading theory

d)

volcanic theory

16.
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Mantle convection currents
b)
Oceanic convection currents
c)
Atmospheric convection currents
d)
Solar convection currents
17.
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Reform
d)
Transform
18.
Identify the correct plate based on the letter given:
Plate B
a)
Pacific 
b)
Antartic
c)
South American
d)
Eurasian
19.
Identify the correct plate based on the letter given:
Plate J
a)
North American
b)
Antartic
c)
African
d)
Eurasian
20.
Identify the correct plate based on the letter given:
Plate D
a)
North American
b)
Indo-Australian
c)
South American
d)
Eurasian
21.
In some areas of the world, like California and Japan, earthquakes are a common occurrence. How can this best be explained?
a)
The strong ocean currents are undermining both areas causing earthquakes.
b)
Both areas are located near the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the unstable sand causes earthquakes.
c)
Both areas are subjected to strong ocean wind and waves that causes earthquakes.
d)
Both areas are on the boundary of active plate margins, the motion of the plates causes earthquakes.
22.
Where is the youngest crust on earth is found?
a)
under the ice in Antarctica
b)
along the fault line in California
c)
 in the ocean along the mid ocean ridges
d)
at the peak of tall mountains
23.

What type of boundary is shown in the image?

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

subduction

d)

transform boundary

24.

Where do most earthquakes occur?

a)

along the edges of continents

b)

along mountain ranges

c)

along tectonic plate boundaries

d)

along river valleys

25.

Which of these statements is correct?

a)

Oceanic Crust is thicker than continental crust

b)

Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust

c)

Continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust

d)

Continental & oceanic crust have the same thickness

26.
The San Andreas fault is an example of which kind of boundary?
a)
transform
b)
continental/continental convergent
c)
continental/oceanic convergent
d)
divergent
27.

What tectonic plate is located at letter J

a)

North American

b)

Erasian

c)

Pacific

d)

African

28.

What plate is located at number 5

a)

North American

b)

South American

c)

African

d)

Nazca

29.

What plate is located at number 7

a)

North American

b)

South American

c)

Pacific

d)

Nazca

30.

What evidence supported the idea that new sea floor features were being added on the crust?

a)

The northern lights and the connection to Earth's magnetic field

b)

The movement of the continents over time

c)

The discovery of no new rocks older than 2 billion years old

d)

Trenches being formed on the ocean floor

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