WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
core
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesosphere
What is the liquid layer of the Earth's core called:
lithosphere
mesosphere
inner core
outer core
What type of fault usually occurs because of tension?
folded
normal
strike-slip
reverse
What type of fault usually occurs because of compression?
folded
normal
strike-slip
reverse
In a reverse fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the footwall?
upward
downward
horizontally
stays the same
In a normal fault, where does the hanging wall move relative to the footwall?
horizontally
upward
stays the same
downward
What kind of force can lead to mountains with sharp, jagged peaks?
tension
compression
stress
rebound
What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?
a collision
a mid-ocean ridge
a boundary
a rift zone
What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?
convergent
horizontal
divergent
transform
What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?
transform
horizontal
divergent
convergent
What type of boundary is formed when plates slide past each other?
convergent
divergent
horizontal
transform
Which of these did NOT provide evidence for continental drift?
sea-floor spreading
oceanic plate theory
the fossil record
magnetic reversals
According to the continental drift theory, a single, huge continent once existed called
Pangaea.
Laurasia
Panthalassa
Eurasia
Where does sea-floor spreading take place?
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
oceanic volcanoes
mid-ocean ridges
Used to measure the movement of tectonic plates
seismograph
global positioning system
seismic waves
rift zones
Hardens to form new rock at mid-ocean ridges
lava
magma
fossils
liquid hot minerals
Used to measure the density of the Earth's layers
GPS
seismograph
seismic waves detector
sea-floor spreading
Used as evidence for continental drift
fossils
volcanoes
earthquakes
magnetic reversal
Used as evidence for sea-floor spreading
magnetic poles
fossils
new-rock formations in ocean
magnetic reversal
Stress that squeezes a rock layer
subsidence
uplift
compression
tension
The raising of a rock layer
uplift
compression
tension
subsidence
Stress that stretches a rock layer
compression
uplift
subsidence
tension
The sinking of a rock layer
subsidence
tension
uplift
compression
