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Tectonic Plates

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 5hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Peru and Chile are part of South America, which sits on the South American tectonic plate. The Nazca plate is moving toward the South American plate. It is pushed downward, which causes it to slide under the South American plate. Based on this information, what feature could we expect to see off the coast of Peru and Chile?

a)

new Continent formation

b)

Poor fishing conditions

c)

Deep ocean trench

d)

Severe tropical storms

2.

A map is provided that shows the location of the Aleutian Islands in comparison to some of Earth’s tectonic plates is provided. Based on the information provided, which of the following is most likely a feature of the Aleutian Islands?

a)

The climate is getting older.

b)

They were formed by volcanic activity.

c)

These islands are the oldest on Earth.

Earthquakes do not occur there

3.

A force caused the continents to drift apart over time. Once scientists figured out what that force was, the theory of plate tectonics was born! The image above shows what Geologists think the Earth looked like millions of years ago. What name was given to this land mass.

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Oceana

c)

Pangaea

d)

North America

4.

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

5.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Greenland, North America, and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

tectonic plates

b)

African Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

South American Plate

6.

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

7.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of South America and the oceanic crust extending to the Mid-Atlantic ridge.

a)

North American Plate

b)

Eurasian Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

South American Plate

8.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust and lies beneath the Pacific Ocean

a)

Antarctic Plate

b)

Indo-Australian Plate

c)

Pacific Plate

d)

Atlantic Plate

9.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

Indo-Australian Plate

b)

Antarctic Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

Pacific Plate

10.

The place where two different plates have contact.

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Plate Boundaries

11.

Occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide

a)

convergent boundary

b)

subduction

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

divergent boundary

12.

The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge; occurs at continental to oceanic boundaries and oceanic to oceanic boundaries

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

subduction

d)

convergent boundary

13.

Events in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava and gases; major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate

a)

Mountain Building

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Divergent boundary

d)

Volcanic eruptions

14.

Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

Mountain building

15.

Ridges formed from new crustal material at diverging oceanic plate boundaries

a)

Ocean Basin

b)

earthquakes

c)

spreading ridges

d)

transform boundary

16.

Occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other.

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Ocean Basin

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Spreading ridges

17.

Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tornado

18.
Tectonic plates are constantly moving at different rates and in different directions.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates...
a)
slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions
b)
move away from each other
c)
move toward each other
d)
None of the above.
20.
At convergent plate boundaries, tectonic plates move toward each other.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
At transform boundaries, tectonic plates....
a)
move toward each other
b)
slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions
c)
slide horizontally past each other in the same direction
d)
move away from each other
22.
The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
_____________ ridges exist in locations where the convection current reaches the surface.
a)
Land
b)
Lake
c)
Mid-ocean
d)
None of the above.
24.
Earthquakes are common at ________ boundaries.
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
25.
When plates of continental crust come together, they can push up the land over time.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
27.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
28.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
29.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
30.
Which of the following land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
Pacific hot spot
d)
rift valley
31.
Mountains form from....
a)
Plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
d)
none of these
32.
Oceanic crust is.....
a)
Younger and less dense than continental crust
b)
Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust
c)
older, thicker, and less dense than continental crust
d)
Bigger and younger than continental crust
33.
Earth's plates are....
a)
Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
b)
Never moved
c)
Move seldom and very fast
d)
move when they feel like it
34.

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

a)

Supreme Continent

b)

Eurasia

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

Pangaea

35.
Plate movement is caused by _____
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Ocean tides
c)
Convection current in the mantle
d)
The moon's gravity
36.
What are mid-ocean ridges?
a)
A chain of underwater falls
b)
A chain of underwater volcanoes
c)
A chain of underwater mountains
d)
A chain of underwater rocks
37.
Created by a divergent boundary
a)
rocky mountain
b)
Mariana's Trench
c)
mid-Atlantic ridge
d)
volano
38.
Which is subducted in an ocean-continental convergent boundary?
a)
continental plate
b)
oceanic plate
39.
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 
40.
A subduction zone is formed....
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at all plate boundaries
c)
when plates diverge
d)
at transform boundaries
41.
Which of the following is the softer moving area of the mantle that contains convection current?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
outer core
d)
oceanic crust
42.
This area contains over 70 percent of volcanoes and 90 percent of earthquakes in the world.
a)
North American plate
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Fiery rings
d)
African plate
43.
Which of the following did not support the Continental Drift Theory?
a)
Magnetic striping in the ocean floor
b)
identical fossils found in different continents
c)
Mountains that extend over continents
d)
Coastlines of continents such as South America and Africa fit like a puzzle
44.
The lithospheric plates move an average of ____.
a)
5 inches/year
b)
5 cm/year
c)
3 cm/year
d)
5 feet/year
45.
The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
continental-oceanic convergent
b)
continental-continental convergent
c)
oceanic-oceanic convergent
d)
continental-continental divergent
46.
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is associated with ____.
a)
a transform boundary
b)
hot spots
c)
convergent boundaries
d)
divergent boundaries
47.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, ________.
a)
the asthenosphere is divided into plates
b)
the lithosphere is divided into plates
48.
Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at ______
a)
transform fault boundaries
b)
divergent boundaries
c)
ocean ridges
d)
convergent boundaries
49.

How does the age of the seafloor change with increasing distance from the ocean ridge?

a)

age decreases

b)

age stays the same

c)

age increases

d)

age varies without a pattern

50.

What is the name of the process where hot air/liquids rise and cool air/liquids drop?

a)

natural currents

b)

convergent currents

c)

conduction currents

d)

convection currents

51.

What are the 3 types of tectonic plate boundaries?

a)

convergent, divergent, mid ocean ridge

b)

divergent, convergent, allegiant

c)

convergent, divergent, oblique

d)

divergent, convergent, transform

52.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
53.
This is an example of -
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
54.
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
55.
Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?
a)
Fossils
b)
Mountains
c)
Glaciers
d)
Sand Erosion

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