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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

In which layer of the Earth can we find the flowy magma?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

2.

This "theory" proposed that the Earth's tectonic plates were once joined together as one big landmass called Pangaea, and eventually separated into their present positions.

a)

Seafloor Spreading Theory

b)

Plate Tectonics Theory

c)

Continental Drift Theory

d)

Pangaea Theory

3.

Where in the mantle are Convection Currents found?

a)

Inner Mantle

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Biosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

4.

As we move down into the Earth, what happens to the temperature?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Becomes 0 Degrees Celcius

5.

From which structure is new ocean floor created?

a)

Oceanic Crust

b)

Oceanic Trench

c)

Mid-oceanic Ridge

d)

Subduction Zones

6.

Old oceanic crust moves sideways from mid-oceanic ridges in a process called Seafloor Spreading. This sideways movement eventually stops because the old oceanic crust gets destroyed. In which structure does old oceanic crust gets destroyed?

a)

Oceanic Trench

b)

Mid-Oceanic Ridges

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Volcanoes

7.

In which type of tectonic plate boundary do we find plates sliding past each other?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Mid-oceanic Boundary

8.

In which type of tectonic plate boundary do we find plates colliding with each other?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Convergent Boundary

d)

Mid-Oceanic Boundary

9.

In which type of tectonic plate boundary do we find magma rising to the surface?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Both Convergent and Divergent Boundaries

10.

In which type of tectonic plate boundary do we find rocks/ crust on either side of the boundary having the SAME age?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Both Convergent and Divergent Boundaries

11.

Which type of tectonic plate boundary is associated with mountains?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Both Convergent and Divergent Boundaries

12.

Which type of tectonic plate boundary is associated with volcanoes?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Both Convergent and Divergent Boundaries

13.

Which type of tectonic plate boundary is associated with the strongest earthquakes and tsunamis?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Both Convergent and Divergent Boundaries

14.

Observe the diagram of rock layers. Which rock layer is the oldest?

a)

Layer A

b)

Layer B

c)

Layer C

d)

Layer D

e)

Layer E

15.

Observe the diagram of rock layers. Which rock layer is the oldest?

a)

Layer K

b)

Layer O

c)

Layer P

d)

Layer Q

e)

Layer N

16.

This is an area where one tectonic plate dives or moves under another tectonic plate

a)

Oceanic Ridge

b)

Subduction Zone

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Oceanic crust