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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 21mins
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1.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
2.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
allegiant
3.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
4.
Which of these layers is ALL solid iron and nickle?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
6.
When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
7.
What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?
a)
subduction
b)
convection
c)
divergence
d)
transformation
8.
Which theory describes the motion of force driving Earth's plates?
a)
First law of motion
b)
third law of motion
c)
Continental drift
d)
Plate tectonics
9.
What drives tectonic plate movement?
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
10.
Most volcanoes occur along plate boundaries; an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes are common is called the _____________.
a)
volcanoes
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
plate boundary
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