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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics & Layers Of the Earth!.
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
This question has two parts A & B:
Convection in Earth’s mantle drives the process of plate tectonics—the slow movement of Earth’s rigid plates.
A. Plates tend to.......
where mantle is upwelling.
B. Plate....... where mantle is downwelling.
Converge/ Float
Diverge/ Converge
Sink/ Converge
Broke/ Connect
Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than continental crust. At a subduction zone, the plate with.......
sinks under the plate with.......
Oceanic Crust/ Sea Crust
Continental Crust/ Soil Crust
Oceanic Crust/ Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust/ Continentall Curst
Where does most of the heat from Earth’s interior escape to the surface?
Choose 1 answer:
Major transform fault zones
Volcanoes at subduction zones
Hotspots
Mid-ocean ridges
Earth is made of several different layers. Match the layer of Earth to its description.
A. Inner Core B. Outer Core C. Mantle D. Crust
Which is correct?
A. Thin, rocky layer. B. Layer of solid metal. C. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. D. Layer of flowing, liquid metal.
A. Layer of solid metal. B. Layer of flowing, liquid metal. C. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. D. Thin, rocky layer.
A. Layer of flowing,liquid metal. B. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. C. Thin, rocky layer. D. Layer of solid metal.
A. Thick layer of slowly moving rock. B. Layer of solid metal. C. Thin, rocky layer. D. Layer of flowing, liquid metal.
At the edges of tectonic plates, four things can happen. Match the plate movement with the common effects on Earth’s surface.
A. Plates spread apart. B. Plates collide and crumple. C. One plate sinks under the other. D. Plates slide past each other.
A. Mountain Ranges.
B. Transform faults.
C. Mid - Ocean Ridges.
D. Volcanic arcs.
A. Volcanic arcs.
B. Mid- Ocean Ridges.
C. Transform faults.
D. Mountain Ranges
A. Mid - Ocean Ridges.
B. Mountain Ranges.
C. Volcanic arcs.
D. Transform faults.
A. Transform faults.
B. Volcanic arcs.
C. Mountain Ranges.
D. Mid - Ocean Ridges.
Tectonic plates float on top of the ________
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Where is convection happening on Earth?
Choose all answers that apply:
Atmosphere
Earth’s outer core
Earth’s mantle
Oceans
What is the motion of Earth's plates like?
Fast and in stages
Fast and constant
Slow and in stages
Slow and constant
Q. What occurs when two plates come together and the denser one is forced under back into the mantle?
Subduction
Seafloor Spreading
Convergent
Earthquakes
Use the picture and determine which evidence best supports the idea that the landmasses of Earth were once in these positions?
Bedrock in Australia and Greenland have glacier scratches.
Matching rock layers can be found in Africa and South America.
North America and India have matching mountain chains.
All the above
