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WorksheetsTectonic plate movement
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which section of the earth contains the crust?
Outer Core
Asthenosphere
Inner Core
Lithosphere
Which crust type is densest?
Oceanic
Continental
When an oceanic crust and continental crust converge, what occurs?
Subduction
Orogeny
Divergence
Transformation
Oceanic crust is relatively...
Older
Younger
Thin
Thick
The circular currents formed in the asthenosphere are known as
Conduction Currents
Convection Currents
Correlation Currents
Heating Currents
Convergent tectonic plates can cause (multiple answers)
Subduction
Divergence
Rift Boundaries
Orogeny
Which boundary interaction most commonly causes volcanoes?
(a)
Which boundary interaction results in the creation of oceanic crust?
Subduction
Orogeny
Divergence
Transformation
What happens to a tectonic plate once it subducts under another?
It merges with the other plate to make a thicker plate
It melts back into the mantle
It creates a mountain.
It creates an island chain.
Which tectonic boundary interaction causes island arcs?
Orogeny
Divergence
Subduction
Rift Separation
Name the boundary where two plates move past one another.
(a)
Ridge push occurs...
At diverging plates
At subducting plates
At transformation plates
Slab pull occurs...
At diverging plates
At subducting plates
At transformation plates
Which boundary interaction causes surface level earthquakes?
(a)
Which boundary interaction is responsible for forming terrestrial volcanoes?
Orogeny
Divergent
Subduction
Transform
What are the two factors earthquake rely on?
Friction of the crust
Heat of the crust
Volcanic Activity
Elasticity of the crust
