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Earth's Plates test

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which provides evidence that the Earth's plates are moving?

a)

The same fossils on different continents

b)

Current weather

c)

Global warming

d)

The distance from the sun

2.

When two plates move towards each other you get...

a)

mountains

b)

oceans

c)

mid ocean trenches

d)

nothing. continents don't move

3.

When plates move AWAY from each other you get...

a)

oceans

b)

mountains

c)

deep ocean trenches

d)

clouds

4.

When two plate slide against each other you get...

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanoes

c)

mountains

d)

oceans

5.

Why do the plates move?

a)

Heat from the Earth's core cycles matter in convection currents

b)

Strong winds blow them together

c)

Volcanic eruptions blast the plates apart

d)

Weathering and erosion are constantly changing the plates

6.

What type of plate boundary would create a VOLCANIC ISLAND?

a)

Oceanic plates moving towards each other

b)

Oceanic plates moving apart

c)

Continental plates moving towards each other

d)

Continental plates moving apart

7.

What type of plate boundary is shown in this picture?

a)

plates moving away from each other, making a trench

b)

plates moving away from each other, making a volcanic island

c)

plates moving toward each other, making an ocean

d)

plates moving toward each other, making a volcano

8.

Which is caused by plate tectonics?

a)

life cycle of plants

b)

food chains and food webs

c)

changes in air pressure

d)

earthquakes and volcanoes that line up on a map

9.

Where would you find the YOUNGEST rocks?

a)

a rock that is CLOSEST to the Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

a rock that is FARTHEST from the Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

a rock that is next to the Deep Ocean Trench

d)

a rock that is between two plates colliding

10.

Which provides evidence that the plates used to be connected?

a)

Continents fit together like puzzle pieces

b)

Volcanoes and earthquakes line up all around the world

c)

Similar weather on different continents

d)

Animals can swim to different continents