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Plate Tectonics Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At a transform plate boundary the plates
a)
Move apart
b)
Moves towards eachother
c)
Slide sideways past each other
d)
All of the above
2.
Like the volcanic hazard of ash, the underwater earthquake hazard called a _________________ can cause damage and destruction over an area as large as a thousand miles.
a)
Liquefication
b)
Foundation Failure
c)
Fire
d)
Tsunami
3.

Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Alfred Wegner

d)

Harry Hess

4.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the large landmass in which all continents once were connected
b)
Earth's inner core
c)
the large landmass that all continents are currently forming
d)
he largest fault found on Earth
5.

Which of these is evidence of plate tectonics?

a)

Same fossils of non-swimming speciesare found on either side of the atlantic ocean

b)

Folded Rocks in Mountain Ranges

c)

Similar rock formations on each side of Atlantic Ocean

d)

All of these are evidence

6.
A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that __________.
a)
slide along each other
b)
converge
c)
move away form eachother
d)
move toward each other
7.
What do scientists believe is the force behind the plate tectonics theory?
a)
the movement of the planets
b)
the Sun's gravity
c)
convection currents
d)
gravity slab pull
8.

What kind of movement created the Himalaya Mountains?

a)

Hot spots

b)

divergent plate boundaries in the ocean

c)

convergent boundaries between two continental plates

d)

convergent plate boundaries between two oceanic plates

9.
The zone where one plate slides under another is called the
a)
Convergent zone
b)
Subduction zone
c)
Transform zone
d)
Mantle zone
10.
When looking at mid ocean ridges the oldest rocks are 
a)
In the middle
b)
Found close to the rift zone
c)
Found far from the mid ocean ridges
11.

Process by which new ocean crust forms.

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

Continental drift

c)

Mid-ocean ridge

d)

Rift

12.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
13.
What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?
a)
rift valley
b)
mountain
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
trench
14.
Which type of crust is more dense?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
divergent
d)
pizza
15.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
lateral
16.
What type of boundary is shown at A?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
17.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
18.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
19.

Which layer of the Earth is a liquid?

a)

Stiffer Mantle

b)

Inner Core

c)

Crust

d)

Outer Core

20.

At a depth of 2,500km, the inferred pressure within the Earth is approximately

a)

1.2 million atmospheres

b)

4500 atmospheres

c)

4 million atmospheres

d)

800 atmospheres

21.

What is the inferred temperature at the center of Earth's core?

a)

500 C

b)

120 C

c)

6500 C

d)

3500 C

22.
The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?
a)
Oxygen and Silicon
b)
Silicon and Magnesium
c)
Nickel and Iron
d)
Iron and Magnesium
23.

Which two types of evidence have scientists used to learn about Earth's interior?

a)

maps and satellites

b)

minerals and elements

c)

rock samples and seismic waves

d)

drills and maps

24.

What happens at the boundary where a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide?

a)

The two plates are moving

b)

Mountains develop on edge of the oceanic plate

c)

The continental plate slips under the oceanic plate

d)

The oceanic plate is forced down under the continental plate

25.

Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at a subduction boundary?

a)

The oceanic crust is hotter

b)

The oceanic crust has a greater density

c)

The oceanic crust has a lighter density

d)

The oceanic crust has more magnetic composition

26.

This trench is located in the western Pacific Ocean and it was said to be the deepest natural trench in the world.

a)

Philippine Trench

b)

Mariana Trench

c)

Pacific Trench

d)

Atlantic Trench

27.

How is tsunami formed?

a)

When denser plate is subducted

b)

When strong earthquakes are generated at the continental plate

c)

When strong earthquakes are generated at the ocean floor

d)

When continental plate is collided with another continental plate

28.

Subduction does not occur at which convergent plate boundary?

a)

Oceanic - Oceanic

b)

Oceanic - Continental

c)

Continental - Continental

29.

The plate boundary shown here is most similar to the plate boundary between

a)

The pacific plate and the Indian Australian Plate

b)

The Pacific Plate and South American Plate

c)

South American Plate and African Plate

d)

Cocos Plate and Nazca Plate

30.

How many million years ago did pangaea begin to break up?

a)

59 million years ago

b)

13.8 billion years ago

c)

200 million years ago

d)

400 million years ago

31.
On the bottom of the ocean, there is a mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts.  This area is also known as underwater volcanic mountains.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
32.

Which two tectonic plates could form an island arc at the boundary?

a)

nazca plate and pacific plate

b)

Eurasian plate and Indian-Australian Plate

c)

Pacific plate and North American Plate

d)

Fiji Plate and Indian-Australian Plate

33.

A convergent plate boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate could result in

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

An ocean trench

c)

Mirror image magnetic polarity

d)

Increasing distance between the continents

34.

Why is Japan more susceptible to tsunamis than Long Island?

a)

Japan is located near a convergent plate boundary

b)

Japan is in the Eastern hemisphere

c)

Long Island is further north than Japan

d)

Japan is surrounded by water

35.

Convection currents, which cause the crustal plates to move, occur in the

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Inner core

c)

Stiffer mantle

d)

Asthenosphere

36.

At the center of this diagram, the convection currents cause the crustal plates to move

a)

Towards each other

b)

Away from each other

c)

sliding past one another

37.

Which of the following would be classified as an Island Arc?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Peru-Chile Trench

c)

San Andreas Fault

d)

Aleutian Islands

38.

Which location is least likely to experience a major Earthquake?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

A chain of volcanic mountains formed as magma rises through the seafloor can be found at

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

What would be the name of the feature formed at location B?

a)

Rift

b)

Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

Folded Mountain

d)

Trench

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