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Plate Tectonics and Rotation and Revolution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This plate movement occurs when two plates collide with one another.

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

2.

This plate movement occurs when one plate moves under another plate.

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

3.

This plate movement occurs when two plates move apart.

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

4.

This plate movement occurs when 2 plates move past one another.

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

5.

The Himalayas were formed by what plate movement?

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

6.

Mt. St. Helens was the result of what plate movement?

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

7.

The Mariana Trench near Japan is the result of what plate movement?

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

8.

The country of Iceland is the result of what plate movement?

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

9.

The San Andreas Fault in California is the result of what plate movement?

a)

Collision

b)

Subduction

c)

Separation

d)

Sliding

10.

How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation?

a)

365.25 days

b)

24 hours

c)

8 hours

d)

6 years

11.

What causes day and night?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Tilt

d)

Revolution and Tilt

12.

The eastern and western hemispheres experience opposite seasons.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

During an equinox, where are the sun's rays directly overhead?

a)

The Prime Meridian

b)

The Equator

c)

The Arctic Circle

d)

The Tropic of Cancer

14.

The seasons of summer and winter occur during a solstice.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When it is fall in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Autumn

16.

What causes the seasons?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Tilt

d)

Revolution and Tilt