Worksheets6th Grade Term 2 CSA
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
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.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
3.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
4.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
5.
Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.
a)
Pangea
b)
Gondwanda
c)
Laurasia
d)
Neverland
6.
Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Plate
d)
Divergent
7.
A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
8.
Islands can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
9.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
10.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
11.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
12.
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Reform
13.
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
14.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
15.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
16.
The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
continent-to-continent convergent
c)
ocean-to-continent convergent
d)
transform
17.
Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
a)
tectonic plates
b)
North American Plate
c)
Eurasian Plate
d)
African Plate
18.
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.
a)
South American Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
Eurasian Plate
d)
African Plate
19.
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust.
a)
African Plate
b)
South American Plate
c)
North American Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
20.
Identify the Major Plate labeled B
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
21.
Identify the Major Plate labeled I
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
22.
Identify the Major Plate labeled N
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
23.
Identify the Major Plate labeled J
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
24.
Identify the Major Plate labeled D
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
25.
Identify the Major Plate labeled L
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
26.
Identify the Major Plate labeled G
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
27.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
28.
Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.
a)
continental
b)
oceanic
c)
plates
d)
mantle
29.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
30.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
31.
Why is the inner core solid?
a)
its unknown
b)
what it's made of
c)
the pressure
d)
it is colder than the outer core
32.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
33.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
34.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
35.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
a)
Melting and cooling
b)
Extreme heat and pressure
c)
Compaction and cementation
d)
Weathering and erosion
36.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
37.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
39.
In order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.
a)
Pressure
b)
Heat
c)
Heat and Pressure
d)
Weathering
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