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Coasts/Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
2.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
3.
_______________ Currents within the mantle cause the earth's plates to move and shift s molten material rises and falls due to density and gravity
a)
Convection
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Wind
4.
Divergent Plate movement can create
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Conduction
c)
Mountains
d)
Rifts and ocean ridges
5.
When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
6.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...
a)
America, Greenland, and Europe.
b)
Antarctica, India, and America.
c)
all of Earth’s continents.
d)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
7.
Where are most divergent boundaries located?
a)
Along the middle of most ocean floors
b)
Along the margins of most continents
c)
Across the middle of many continents
d)
All the above options are correct
8.
The Himalayan mountains have some of the highest peaks like Mt. Everest, on which type of convergent boundary are they located?
a)
Oceanic/Continental
b)
Oceanic/Oceanic
c)
Continental/Continental
d)
None of the above
9.
What type of rock makes most of the oceanic crust
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Basalt
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Limestone
10.
The San Andréa fault in California is one example of a...  
a)
Divergent boundary
b)
Convergent boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
All of the above
11.
Los Angeles and San Francisco are cities on opposite sides of the San Andreas transform boundary. Suggest how both cities will be like at some point in future
a)
Furthest north and south apart than now
b)
At the same positions as today
c)
Drift apart away from the fault line
d)
Side by side somewhere between them now
12.
Which of these phenomenon is not directly cased by plate tectonics 
a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Landslides
13.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

14.

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.

15.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

16.

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

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

17.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
18.
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
19.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
20.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
21.
What are Tectonic Plates?
a)
A continent 
b)
The Trees in Vietnam 
c)
ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)
d)
The Plates that move the Continents
22.

Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.

a)

mountains

b)

rift valleys

c)

faults

d)

trenches

23.

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

a)

fast and in stages

b)

slow and in stages

c)

fast and constant

d)

slow and constant

24.

Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?

a)

trench

b)

rift valley

c)

mountain range

d)

mid-ocean ridge

25.
_________ are vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
a)
Seismic Waves
b)
Rumbles
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Convection Currents
26.
What is an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced?
a)
Rift valley
b)
Deep-ocean trench
c)
Mid-ocean ridge
d)
Transform bounda
27.
A __________ is a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
a)
deep-ocean trench
b)
rift valley
c)
sea-floor spreading
d)
mid-ocean ridge
28.
What is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?
a)
Subduction
b)
Induction
c)
Abduction 
d)
Reduction
29.
A _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.
a)
Fissure
b)
Rift valley
c)
Sea-floor spreading
d)
Fault
30.

Non-explosive, gently sloping volcano made of flat layers of lava

a)

Cinder cone

b)

Shield

c)

Composite

d)

Transform

31.

In an earthquake, the point underground where the rocks first begin to move

a)

Epicenter

b)

Normal fault

c)

Focus

d)

Reverse fault

32.

The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

a)

Juan de fuca plate

b)

Focus

c)

Seismic wave

d)

Epicenter

33.

In these faults, blocks of rock move sideways on either side of the fault plane

a)

Reverse faults

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Normal faults

d)

Strike-slip faults

34.

In these faults, the block of rock above the fault plane slides down relative to the other block

a)

Normal fault

b)

Reverse fault

c)

Backwards fault

d)

Strike-slip fault

35.
Waves are created by wind 
a)
True 
b)
False 
36.
I transport material along a beach. What am I?
a)
Longshore Drift
b)
Longshape Drift
c)
Longnose Drift
d)
Longway drift
37.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
38.
The type of erosion that occurs when pebbles bang together
a)
Abrasion
b)
Attrition
c)
Hydraulic action
d)
Solution
39.
Which erodes quicker?
a)
Hard rock
b)
Soft rock
40.

which of these are costal erosions ?

a)

sea wearing away the land

b)

how the waves are created

c)

waves crashing into the shore

41.

select 4 proccesses of costal erosion?

a)

hydralic action

b)

attrition

c)

abrasion

d)

corrosion

e)

nutrition

42.

bays are formed because.....

a)

they are made up of soft rock, which erodes faster than hard rock

b)

they are made up of hard rock which erodes slower than soft rock

43.

constructive waves contribute in creating...

a)

cliff landforms

b)

oceans

c)

erosinal landforms

d)

depositional land forms

44.

These rocks are likely to be a result of ..

a)

solution

b)

hydraulic action

c)

attrition

d)

abrasion

45.

Name this landform

(a)  

46.

Constructive waves are found on ______ coasts.

a)

steep

b)

gentle

47.

Destructive waves have _______ wave frequency and _____ wave height compared to constructive waves

a)

higher, higher

b)

higher, lower

c)

lower, higher

d)

lower, lower

48.

constructive waves have ______ swash and _____ backwash.

a)

strong, strong

b)

strong, weak

c)

weak, strong

d)

weak, weak

49.

Due to wave refraction, waves __________ at protruding headlands and _________ at bays.

a)

converge, diverge

b)

diverge, converge

c)

deflect , reflect

d)

reflect, deflect

50.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
glacier
c)
bay
d)
canyon
51.

Identify the landform shown in the photo.

a)

Geo

b)

Sea cave

c)

Spit

d)

Tombolo

52.

Which of the following geographical term means how far the wind travels?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Fetch

c)

Wind fetch

d)

Prevailing wind

53.

Which of the following geographical term means the wind which predominantly blows at a particular place over a period of time?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Fetch

c)

Monsoon

d)

Prevailing wind

54.

Which of the following is NOT a type of coastal erosional processes?

a)

Solution

b)

Saltation

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Attrition

55.

How do you call the exposed coasts where the rocks are sticking out into the sea?

a)

Bays

b)

Coasts

c)

Headlands

d)

Stacks

56.

Waves moving up the coast is known as (a)   .

57.

Name Part A of the wave.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wave height

d)

wave length

58.

Name Part B of the wave.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wave height

d)

wave length

59.

The strength of the wind is dependent on ... (click all suitable options.)

a)

wave direction

b)

fetch

c)

wind speed

d)

wind duration

60.

Fetch refers to

a)

where the wind is coming from

b)

how long the wind is blowing

c)

the distance covered by the wind over the oceans

d)

the speed of the wind

61.

The process when rock particles knock against the base of the cliff causing parts of the cliff to breakdown.

a)

Attrition

b)

Solution

c)

Hydraulic action

d)

Abrasion

62.

Air is trapped at the the cracks of cliffs by the incoming waves. The pressure buildup causes the joints to weaken and rocks to shatter.

a)

Hydraulic action

b)

Solution

c)

Attrition

d)

Abrasion

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