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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______ is the layer of earth under the crust.

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Magma

d)

None of the above

2.

Which is not a type of plate boundary?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

bivergent

d)

transform

3.

This is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink.

a)

convection

b)

subduction

c)

boiling

d)

uplift

4.

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

subductive

5.

This type of plate boundary is when when two plates crash into each other.

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

subductive

6.

This type of boundary is when two plates move apart.

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

subductive

7.

This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

a)

uplift

b)

subduction

c)

trench

d)

none of the above

8.

When plates converge and form mountains, scientists call it ______.

a)

uplift

b)

subduction

c)

elevation

d)

none of the above

9.

This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Sean Carroll

c)

Fred Calfred

d)

John Williams

10.

Which of these is a key piece of evidence of continental drift?

a)

continent shapes

b)

fossil records

c)

rock layers

d)

all of the above