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WorksheetsCCEA Geog 1D Tectonics keywords
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which layer of the earth is approximately 1800miles (2900km) thick?
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
Outer Core
What is the correct definition of a plate boundary/margin?
Where more than two plates meet
Where 1 plate will destroy another plate.
Where two or more plates meet.
Where two plates move away from each other.
Convection currents are caused by:
The earth’s rotation on its axis and magnetic field.
The heat coming from the earth’s crust.
The earth’s rotation around the sun.
The heat coming from the earth’s core.
Tick all that are true (3).
oceanic crust is:
Heavier than continental
Lighter than continental
Approximately 70miles thick
Approximately 7 miles thick
Easily destroyed
Which is not a real tectonic plate?
Cocos
African
Narcos
Eurasian
What is the name for a plate where crust is neither created or destroyed.
constructive
Destructive
Collision
Conservative
Study figure 2, What type of rock is formed like this?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
What is the focus of an earthquake?
Where the most damage is caused.
Where the shock/seismic waves travel to.
Where the origin of the earthquake is, underground.
The point on the earth’s surface closest to the earthquake’s start.
Liquefaction involves ______________ rising to the surface of the soil (ground).
Seismic Waves
Water
Fire
Oil
Underwater earthquakes can cause tsunamis. which statement below is most true .
'Tsunamis are...'
a series of normal ocean waves
a large slow moving wave
a large wall of water moving rapidly
multiple rapidly moving waves.
Tsunami waves begin at an earthquake epicentre. Where will these waves travel?
In all directions across the ocean.
Westward due to the earths rotation.
North and south due to the magnetic field
Following the direction of plate movement.
Volcanoes can be defined as:
A mountain created by the folding of the Earth's crust.
The movement of the Earth's crust by the movement of plate boundaries.
A cone-shaped mountain or hill formed by eruptions of lava and ash.
A long fracture in the earth's crust where lava may pour out.
At which type of plate boundary do you think it would be most likely to experience an avalanche caused by an earthquake?
Conservative
Constructive
Destructive
Collision
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge or chain of volcanoes formed underneath the Atlantic Ocean is created by what kind of plate boundary?
Destructive
Constructive
Collision
Conservative
Approximately, how thick is the earth's crust?
0-10KM
0-25km
0-60km
0-150km
Which of the following is a characteristic of igneous rocks?
Formed in layers underneath seas or lakes.
Found near volcanic or previously volcanic regions.
Containing the fossilised remains of animals.
Changed by long periods of heat and/or pressure.
Slate is an example of which type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
A shield volcano is most commonly found at which type of plate boundary?
Constructive
Collision
Conservative
Destructive
Volcanic eruptions are called super volcanoes when how much material is erupted?
10km3
100km3
1000km3
10000km3
