WorksheetsPlate Tectonics and Rotation and Revolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
This plate movement occurs when two plates collide with one another.
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
This plate movement occurs when one plate moves under another plate.
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
This plate movement occurs when two plates move apart.
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
This plate movement occurs when 2 plates move past one another.
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
The Himalayas were formed by what plate movement?
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
Mt. St. Helens was the result of what plate movement?
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
The Mariana Trench near Japan is the result of what plate movement?
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
The country of Iceland is the result of what plate movement?
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
The San Andreas Fault in California is the result of what plate movement?
Collision
Subduction
Separation
Sliding
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation?
365.25 days
24 hours
8 hours
6 years
What causes day and night?
Rotation
Revolution
Tilt
Revolution and Tilt
The eastern and western hemispheres experience opposite seasons.
True
False
During an equinox, where are the sun's rays directly overhead?
The Prime Meridian
The Equator
The Arctic Circle
The Tropic of Cancer
The seasons of summer and winter occur during a solstice.
True
False
When it is fall in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
What causes the seasons?
Rotation
Revolution
Tilt
Revolution and Tilt
