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Plate Tectonics CFA

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

plate boundaries

c)

continental drift

d)

oceans

2.

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

universal

3.

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

a)

ocean

b)

atmosphere

c)

wind

d)

convection

4.

Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's Plates?

a)

continental drift

b)

plate tectonics

c)

first law of motion

d)

third law of motion

5.
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)
Pangea
6.
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
7.
At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way? 
a)
Tectonic plates move towards each other
b)
Tectonic plates slide past each other
c)
Tectonic plates move up and down
d)
Tectonic plates move away from each other
8.
The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
plates
9.
The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the
a)
core
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
mantle
10.
The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.
a)
tectonic plates
b)
faults
c)
magma
d)
lava
11.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
12.

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

13.

Sea-floor spreading begins at the

a)

Deep ocean trench

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

Continent's edge

14.

Who discovered sea floor spreading?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Mr. Koob

d)

Mrs. Moody

15.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________. 
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
16.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
17.
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
18.

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

subduction

c)

continental drift

d)

recycling

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