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Unit 7: Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 3hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?
a)
wind
b)
ocean currents
c)
convection in the mantle
d)
expansion of the Earth
2.
A plate boundary at which two plate move parallel to each other in opposite directions
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
d)
subduction
3.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
4.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
5.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
6.

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

a)

Pangea

b)

Gondwanda

c)

Laurasia

d)

Neverland

7.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
8.

Which piece(s) of evidence did Wegener use to try and prove the theory of continental drift?

a)

The shape of the continents

b)

Similar fossils found on separate continents

c)

Tree fossils found in odd places

d)

All of the above

9.

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

along the edges of all the continents.

b)

along mid-ocean ridges.

c)

in deep-ocean trenches.

d)

at the north and south poles.

10.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

11.

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep-ocean trenches

d)

sea-floor spreading

12.

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary.

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

13.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

14.

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
15.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
16.

When Wegener found that the fossils of the same types of plants and animals were found on continents separated by oceans in made him thing that

a)

plants & animals could cross large oceans.

b)

they were put their by wizards.

c)

the land was all joined together in the past.

17.

Only the fossils of animals that could swim were found on continents separated by large oceans.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What do we call the moving of large pieces of rock across Earth's surface?

a)

plate traffic

b)

plate erosion

c)

plate tectonics

d)

plate bumpers

19.

What is the process of magma pushing up through a mid-ocean ridge, forming new crust, and pushing continents apart called?

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

seafloor growing

c)

volcanic volleyball

20.

TRUE or FALSE

North America and Europe are moving closer together.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Ocean crust is made of _______ and is _______ dense than continental crust.

a)

basalt, less

b)

basalt, more

c)

granite, less

d)

granite, more

22.

Most tectonic plates have both oceanic and continental crust. How are they different?

a)

Oceanic is thinner and less dense than continental.

b)

Continental is thinner than more dense than oceanic.

c)

Continental is thicker and less dense than oceanic.

d)

Oceanic is thicker and more dense than continental.

23.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
24.

The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion.

a)

Theory of Gravity

b)

Theory of Continental Drift

c)

Theory of Plate Tectonics

25.

Rift valleys are caused at this type of plate boundary.

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Transform Boundary

c)

Convergent (Collision) Boundary

d)

Convergent (Subduction) Boundary

26.

Earthquakes can be caused by only 1 type of plate boundary.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Himalayas were created along a _______________ convergent boundary.

a)

continent-continent

b)

ocean-continent

c)

ocean-ocean

d)

ocean-mountain

28.

The place where tectonic plates meet are called

a)

mid-ocean trenches

b)

volcanoes

c)

earthquakes

d)

boundaries

29.

All of the following occur along tectonic plate boundaries EXCEPT

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanoes

c)

mid-ocean ridges

d)

hurricanes

30.

The features that form at a plate boundary depend on

a)

the temperature of the plate

b)

what kind of plate boundary it is

c)

the continent the plate is closest to

d)

the depth of the ocean above that plate

31.

In a divergent boundary, plates pull away from each other. This allows cracks to form in the lithosphere. Melted rock can rise through these cracks. When the melted rock cools and hardens, it

a)

becomes new lithosphere.

b)

becomes a mountain range.

c)

sinks back into the mantle.

d)

freezes.

32.

Which of the following is NOT a type of convergent boundary?

a)

Continent-Continent Boundary

b)

Continent-Ocean Boundary

c)

Ocean-Ocean Boundary

d)

Ocean-Mountain Boundary

33.

Dense oceanic lithosphere sinks underneath the continental lithosphere in a process called

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

subduction

d)

radiation

34.

Subduction can cause a chain of volcanic mountains to form along a plate boundary. An example of this is

a)

the Himalayas

b)

the Andes

c)

the Appalachian Mountains

d)

Mt. Everest

35.

A transform boundary forms where plates slide past each other __________.

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

in a diagonal direction

d)

rapidly

36.

During subduction, oceanic lithosphere at the edge of a plate _________.

a)

sinks, pulling the rest of the plate along with it.

b)

floats, causing the mantle beneath it to turn into new lithosphere.

c)

moves closer to the north or south pole, depending upon its magnetic properties.

d)

changes from a solid to a liquid.

37.

What new technology enables scientists to track tectonic plate movement?

a)

the new Iphone

b)

a new smartwatch

c)

GPS tracking

d)

the new rover going to Mars called Perserverance

38.

Letter B in the diagram shows a subduction zone. Why is the oceanic crust subducted?

a)

it is less dense

b)

it is more dense

c)

it is heavier because the ocean is pushing it down

d)

none of the above

39.

When tectonic plates move away from each other, what type of land form will be created?

a)

islands

b)

mid ocean ridges

c)

ocean trenches

d)

all of the above

40.

When a continental plate collides with another continental plate what type of land form will be created?

a)

mid ocean ridges

b)

mountain ranges

c)

islands

d)

deep see trenches

41.

When oceanic plate and continental plate collide, what type of land forms will be created?

a)

mid ocean ridges

b)

ocean trenches

c)

islands

d)

volcanic mountains

42.

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to prove the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

he used the moon's rotation and revolution as evidence

b)

he looked at the clouds and noticed continental drift

c)

he looked at the fossils, land forms and how continents fit together like puzzle pieces

d)

he studied the weather patterns for Africa and South America

43.

The German meteorologist who came up with the continental drift theory is?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Marie Currie

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Isaac Newton

44.

Which picture below represents a convection current?

a)

GPS

b)
c)
d)