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Earth's Plates and Changing Surface

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is formed at convergent, continental-continental plates?

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Volcanic mountains (volcanic arc)

c)

Mountains

d)

Rift Valley

2.

A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through rising magma slowing moving away from the ridge where two ocean plates diverge

a)

ocean trench

b)

sea floor spreading

c)

continental drift

d)

plate tectonics

3.

The theory that the outer rigid layer of the earth (the lithosphere) is divided into a couple of dozen "plates" that move around across the earth's surface

a)

continental drift

b)

plate tectonics

c)

gravity

d)

sea floor spreading

4.

When two tectonic plates move away from each other.

a)

continental boundary

b)

transform boundary

c)

convergent boundary

d)

divergent boundary

5.

Where two tectonic plates move toward each other

a)

continental boundary

b)

transform boundary

c)

convergent boundary

d)

divergent boundary

6.

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes.

a)

continental boundary

b)

transform boundary

c)

convergent boundary

d)

divergent boundary

7.

A supercontinent made up of all land masses that existed 300 million years ago

a)

Chicago

b)

Pangaea

c)

Australia

d)

Galapagos

8.

The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

aging

9.
Most earthquakes... 
a)
occur over land
b)
occur at plate boundaries
c)
occur over water
d)
occur in Nebraska
10.

What does bio- mean?

a)

with

b)

life

c)

two

d)

earth

11.

What does con- mean?

a)

with

b)

life

c)

two

d)

earth

12.

What does di- mean?

a)

with

b)

life

c)

two

d)

earth

13.

What does geo- mean?

a)

with

b)

life

c)

two

d)

earth

14.

What does hydro- mean?

a)

water

b)

every

c)

two

d)

across

15.

What does pan- mean?

a)

water

b)

every

c)

two

d)

across

16.

What does trans- mean?

a)

water

b)

every

c)

two

d)

across

17.

Which of these does not provide evidence that the continents drifted to their present locations?

a)

current weather

b)

landform data

c)

deep-ocean trenches

d)

similar fossils on multiple continents

18.

Which statement explains why tectonic plates move?

a)

Plates move because Earth’s interior is slowly cycling.

b)

Plates move because they are slowly expanding and growing larger.

c)

Plates move because landforms cause them to move in different directions.

d)

Plates move because of the weight of the oceans pressing on parts of Earth’s surface

19.

Which processes are best explained by the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

life cycles of plants

b)

food chains and webs

c)

changes in air pressure

d)

earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

20.

Which of these types of rock would most likely be the youngest?

a)

rock on an oceanic plate that is close to a mid-ocean ridge

b)

rock on an oceanic plate that is farthest from a mid-ocean ridge

c)

rock on a continental plate that is next to a deep ocean trench

d)

rock on a continental plate that is colliding with another continental plate

21.

Which area most likely has the greatest number of fast, large-scale changes?

a)

along seashores

b)

at high elevations

c)

near magnetic poles

d)

near plate boundaries

22.

Which type of change best describes folded mountain belts that sometimes form at plate boundaries?

a)

a slow, large-scale change

b)

a slow, small-scale change

c)

a fast, large-scale change

d)

a slow, small-scale change

23.

Which description is evidence for the theory of plate tectonics but does not suggest that the continents were once connected?

a)

matching rock layers on separate continents

b)

similar land features on separated, present-day continents

c)

the interlocking of present-day coastlines, such as Africa and South America

d)

thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young

24.

Which subsystem includes all rocks, minerals, and landforms on Earth's surface and all the matter in Earth's interior?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

25.

Which subsystem includes all the gases in a layer that surrounds Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

26.

Which subsystem includes all Earth's water, whether it is on the surface, underground, or in the atmosphere?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

27.

Which subsystem includes all living organisms, from the smallest bacterium to the largest tree?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

28.

Earth's subsystems constantly interact, as they do, energy and matter cycle through the Earth system.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What is formed at convergent, ocean-continental plate boundaries?

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Volcanic mountains (volcanic arc)

c)

Mountains

d)

Deep ocean trench

30.

What is formed at convergent, ocean-oceanic plate boundaries?

a)

Volcanic island arc

b)

Volcanic mountains (volcanic arc)

c)

Mountains

d)

Deep ocean trench

31.

What is formed at divergent, ocean-oceanic plate boundaries?

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Volcanic mountains (volcanic arc)

c)

Mountains

d)

Rift valley

32.

What is formed at divergent, continental-continental plate boundaries?

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Volcanic mountains (volcanic arc)

c)

Mountains

d)

Rift valley