WorksheetsUnit 3 Continental Drift Check In
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where do most earthquakes happen?
in the tropics (near the equator)
in the middle of continents
near the edges of continents
tectonic plate boundaries
What is the area of the world where most of Earth's volcanoes can be found?
The Pacific Rim
The Ring of Fire
The mid-ocean ridges
The magma zone
What is the solid outermost physical layer of Earth's surface called?
asthenosphere
mantle
mesosphere
lithosphere
What can be found in Earth's mantle that causes the tectonic plates to move around on Earth's surface?
convection currents
the jet stream
magnetic flux circulation
flame salamanders
The largest tectonic plate is the...
Coco's plate.
Asian plate.
Pacific Plate .
North American Plate.
What kind of boundary/margin is found at midocean ridges or the African Rift Valley?
convergent boundary/margin
dip slip boundary/margin
divergent boundary/margin
transform boundary/margin
What kind of boundary/margin is found at subductions zones or folded mountain areas?
convergent boundary/margin
dip slip boundary/margin
divergent boundary/margin
transform boundary/margin
What kind of boundary/margin is found at areas such as the San Andreas Fault in California?
convergent boundary/margin
dip slip boundary/margin
divergent boundary/margin
transform boundary/margin
What was the name of the last supercontinent that broke apart around 180-200 mya?
Pangea
Rodinia
Pannotia
Columbia
Which of the following is NOT evidence that was used to support the Continental Drift Theory?
identical fossils on continents now separated by oceans
the asteroid impact crater at Chixulub in the Caribbean
identical rock strata found on continents now separated by oceans
the way that the coastlines of the continents appear to match and fit together.
