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Plate tectonic and Topographic maps Test Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

2.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

3.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

4.

At what boundary are folded mountains formed at?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

5.

At what boundary does a mid-ocean ridge form at?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

6.

Which element would be the least reactive?

a)

The one with 8 valence electrons

b)

The one with 7 valence electrons

c)

The one with 3 valence electrons

d)

The one with 4 valence electrons

7.

How many oxygen atoms are in this chemical reaction:

C2H4 + 3O2 -> 2CO2 + 2H2O

a)

6

b)

5

c)

10

d)

12

8.

According to Newton's 3rd Law, if I apply a force onto an object...

a)

the object will apply the same amount of force back onto me in the opposite direction.

b)

the object will not apply a force back onto me.

c)

the object will apply the same amount of force onto me in the same direction.

9.

On what boundary do rift valleys occur on?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

10.

Which of these most likely cause sand dunes to change in a desert?

a)

Ocean waves

b)

Flowing rivers

c)

Blowing wind

d)

Crustal uplift

11.

A bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. Where would her greatest potential energy be?

a)

At the top of the hill

b)

At the bottom of the hill

12.

At what boundary is volcanic activity most likely found?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

13.

At what elevation is the "X" at?

a)

5 m

b)

10 m

c)

50 m

d)

100 m

14.

At what boundary does a fault form?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

15.

What happens at a convergent boundary?

a)

Plates move towards each other

b)

Plates move away from each other

c)

Plates slide past each other

16.

What happens at a divergent boundary?

a)

Plates move towards each other

b)

Plates move away from each other

c)

Plates slide past each other

17.

What happens at a transform boundary?

a)

Plates move towards each other

b)

Plates move away from each other

c)

Plates slide past each other

18.

What indicates a steep slope on a topographic map?

a)

Contour lines are close together

b)

Contour lines are far apart

c)

A triangle

d)

"X"

19.

What indicates a more gradual slope on a topographic map?

a)

Contour lines are close together

b)

Contour lines are far apart

c)

A triangle

d)

"X"

20.

What is it called when two plates collide and one goes beneath the other?

a)

Divergent boundary

b)

Seafloor spreading

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Subduction

21.

The rising magma that can result from subduction may produce...

a)

fossil layers

b)

volcanic islands

c)

deep-sea sediment

d)

seafloor spreading

22.

Evidence of continental drift consists of...

a)

rocks

b)

fossils

c)

puzzle-like fit

23.

What are the puzzle pieces of earth's surface called?

a)

tectonic plates

b)

earthquakes

c)

puzzles

24.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by...

a)

the rotation of the Earth

b)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core

c)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

d)

the Moho discontinuity

25.

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transformers

d)

Transform

26.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

continental and oceanic

b)

ocean and upper

c)

lower and upper

d)

pizza and subway

27.

What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

a)

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

b)

mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

c)

glacier scars and evidence from temperature

d)

all of the above