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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The _______ is the layer of earth under the crust.
Core
Mantle
Magma
None of the above
Which is not a type of plate boundary?
convergent
divergent
bivergent
transform
This is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink.
convection
subduction
boiling
uplift
This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.
convergent
transform
divergent
subductive
This type of plate boundary is when when two plates crash into each other.
convergent
transform
divergent
subductive
This type of boundary is when two plates move apart.
convergent
transform
divergent
subductive
This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.
uplift
subduction
trench
none of the above
When plates converge and form mountains, scientists call it ______.
uplift
subduction
elevation
none of the above
This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.
Alfred Wegener
Sean Carroll
Fred Calfred
John Williams
Which of these is a key piece of evidence of continental drift?
continent shapes
fossil records
rock layers
all of the above
