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Plate Tectonic

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes plates to move?

a)

the movement of water in it

b)

intense heat in the earth’s core

c)

the travelling of P and S waves under it

d)

it is a normal phenomenon without any reason

2.

It is a theory which suggests that Earth’s crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, and other geologic features.

a)

The Pangaea Theory

b)

The Theory of Rocks

c)

The Theory of the Earth

d)

The Plate Tectonic theory

3.

Which of the following is a part of the lithosphere?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Crust

c)

Lower Mantle

d)

Outer Core

4.

Which of the following seismic waves can penetrate in the liquid outer core?

a)

S-wave

b)

P-wave

c)

L-wave

d)

R-wave

5.

If you will visit a place in the pacific known to be a long convergent plate, which of these should you not expect to see?

a)

Rift valleys

b)

active volcanoes

c)

mountain ranges

d)

volcanic islands

6.

How do you describe Earth’s lithosphere?

a)

It is made up of purely part of the crust

b)

It is made up of purely part of the mantle

.

c)

It is consists of layers, the crust and the lower part the mantle

d)

is made up of layers, the crust and the upper part of the mantle

7.

How do you describes Plate Tectonics?

a)

It is the movement of the plates in one direction.

b)

It is the slowly movement of the plates in one direction.

c)

It is a lithosphere of the Earth that moves slowly but not constantly.

d)

A theory which suggests that earth’s crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquake’s, mountains, volcanoes and other geologic features.

8.

What type of crust is thicker but less dense than the other crust ?

a)

oceanic crust

b)

continental crust

9.

Which of following seismic waves can travel through solids but not in liquids and gas.

a)

S-waves

b)

P-waves

c)

L-waves

d)

R-waves

10.

Which of these statements is correct?

a)

There is no difference between oceanic and geological crust

b)

Continental crust lies under the oceans

c)

Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust

d)

Sea floor crust and continental crust have the same thickness