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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift 
2.
Which of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces? 
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift 
3.
This boundary is described by two plates moving away from eachother along the edges and separating. The resulting gap allows magma to rise and create new crust, forming new lithosphere. 
a)
Convergent Boundary 
b)
Divergent Boundary  
c)
Transform Boundary
4.
This boundary is described as two plates moving past eachother ALONG THE EDGES horizontally.  These boundaries will get stuck or lock against eachother causing earthquakes when they slip and release. 
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
5.
This boundary is described as moving toward one another  When the plates are both continental plates the will crumple up and form a mountains. When they are continental and oceanic plates, subduction occurs  and earthquakes and volcanoes form. 
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
6.
Trenches, deep underwater canyons on the sea floor are created at this type of boundary 
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent, Subduction Zone
c)
Transform 
7.
Mountains are created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent 
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform 
8.
Mid Ocean Ridge Formation  is created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent 
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform 
9.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
10.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

11.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

12.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

13.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

14.
There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a)
convergent
b)
thrust
c)
divergent
d)
transform
15.

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

a)

droughts

b)

hurricanes

c)

earthquakes

d)

tornadoes

16.

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

a)

the subducton of the sea floor

b)

the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

c)

convection currents in the asthenosphere

d)

the friction force between the plates that move past each other

17.

Where would sea floor spreading most likely occur?

a)

At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

b)

At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. continental)

c)

At divergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

d)

At transform plate boundaries

18.
Wegener’s proposal of a supercontinent was supported by:
a)
earthquake data
b)
seafloor magnetism
c)
rock, fossil, and climate data.
d)
convection currents in the mantle.
19.
A trench forms at a _________ boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
vertical
20.
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
21.
A German scientist Alfred Wegener was the first to hypothesize that ...........
a)
Continents were once joined
b)
The sea floor is spreading
c)
Continents are moving
d)
The Earth's magnetic pole flips
22.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...
a)
America, Greenland, and Europe.
b)
Antarctica, India, and America.
c)
all of Earth’s continents.
d)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
23.
Peer scientists reviewing Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift rejected his notion because
a)
His evidence was too few to make a valid conclusion 
b)
He did not explain how continents move and what moves them
c)
His evidence was not clear in showing  how continents were joined
d)
He lied by including false evidence
24.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is called ___________.
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Sea-floor spreading
c)
Convergent boundary
d)
Renovating 
25.
A _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.
a)
Fissure
b)
Rift valley
c)
Sea-floor spreading
d)
Fault
26.

The tectonic plates float on the

a)

lithosphere

b)

lower mantle

c)

outer core

d)

asthenosphere

27.

Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because...

a)

it did not agree with their current theory

b)

Wegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years ago

c)

Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis

d)

Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents

28.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

29.

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

a)

Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created

b)

New crust is underwater where it sinks

c)

New crust breaks more easily than old crust

30.
 A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
31.
When two tectonic plates interact, what can be caused?
a)
Beach erosion and Tornadoes
b)
Tsunamis and storms
c)
Earthquakes and volcanoes
d)
Tornadoes and Hurricanes
32.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
33.
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
34.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
35.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #2?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
37.
What is the elevation of point B? (Contour interval is 100m)
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
38.
What is the elevation of Y?
a)
Between 120-140 meters
b)
Between 100-120 meters
c)
Between 140-160 meters
d)
Between 80-100 meters
39.
What is the elevation at sea level?
a)
0
b)
100m
c)
20m
d)
3000m
40.
What is the elevation of the peak of the small island on the left side?
a)
About 20 meters
b)
About 40 meters
c)
About 60 meters
d)
About 200 meters
41.
A mountaineer is planning an expedition. He wants to follow the easiest possible path, which means he needs to find the most gentle slope up the mountain. Which route should the mountaineer choose?
a)
Route A
b)
Route B
c)
 Route C
d)
Route D
42.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
43.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
44.
How many mountain tops does this map have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
45.
In which direction is Mill River flowing?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
46.
What feature is at the arrow?
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
cliff
d)
river
47.
How many mountain peaks are represented?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
48.
What is the change in elevation from point X to the top of the hill in the topographic map shown?
a)
303 m
b)
203 m
c)
250 m
d)
253 m
49.
What is the most likely elevation of the mountain peak? (Contour interval is 100 m)
a)
1550  meters
b)
 1652 meters
c)
1500 meters
d)
1700 meters

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