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Plate Boundaries

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
2.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
3.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
4.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
5.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
6.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
7.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
8.
The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.
a)
fault
b)
plate boundary
c)
plate edge
d)
ring of fire
9.
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
10.
Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
detergent
11.

When two continental plates converge (collide) what type of crustal feature is formed?

a)

Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

Subduction Zone

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Folded Mountains

12.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

13.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

14.

Two plates scrape and slide past each other at

a)

convergent boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

transform boundaries

d)

magnetic boundaries

15.

A __________ plate is a large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

a)

lithosphere

b)

Pangaea

c)

subduction zone

d)

tectonic

e)

Wegener

16.

The outermost, rigid layer of the earth, consisting of the earth's crust and upper part of the mantle is known as the ________________.

a)

lithosphere

b)

Pangaea

c)

subduction zone

d)

tectonic

e)

Wegener

17.

The correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the OUTSIDE going IN is

a)

crust, inner core, mantle, outer core

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

18.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

19.

Which layer is the thinnest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

20.

Which layer is described as plastic-like and slowly flowing?

a)

lithosphere

b)

asthenosphere

c)

crust

d)

inner crust