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Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics and Topography Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did scientist reject Wegener's idea of continental drift?

a)

it did not provide a force to cause plate motion

b)

they thought it was a fairytale

c)

his idea didn't account for gravity

d)

Wegener's idea had nothing wrong with it

2.

How were mid-ocean ridges discovered?

a)

a satellite

b)

submarine

c)

surveys of the ocean floor done by a ship

d)

divers

3.

Why are magnetic patterns important evidence for plate tectonics?

a)

the patterns show the waves' movement

b)

it proves that new ocean floor moves away from the center of an ocean ridge

c)

magnetic patterns do not support plate tectonics

4.

What what the name of the supercontinent formed 250 million years ago?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Laurasia

c)

Gondwanda

d)

Neverland

5.

The hypothesis that says Earth continents once made up an ancient supercontinent and have been slowly floating apart ever since is called ?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Relativity

6.

The youngest material of the ocean floor is found at ?

a)

close to an ocean ridge

b)

far away from an ocean ridge

c)

ocean trenches

d)

ocean rifts

7.

During seafloor spreading, molten material rises up rom the mantle...

a)

along the continents

b)

deep ocean trenches

c)

at the mid ocean ridges

d)

at north and south poles

8.

Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

a)

submarine

b)

subduction zone

c)

divergence zone

d)

lower zone

9.

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

a)

along tectonic plate boundaries

b)

in the Arctic

c)

along the coast

d)

in the ocean

10.

The Theory of _______ ________ states that the Earh's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that are in constant, slow motion.

a)

Seafloor Spreading

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Divergent Boundaries

d)

Plate Tectonics

11.
What is one of the pieces of Earth's rocky crust that rests and moves on the semi-liquid mantle?
a)
Asthenospheric Plate
b)
Lithospheric Plate
c)
Mantle Plate
d)
Stratospheric Plate
12.
What does the theory of plate tectonics help explain?
a)
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Formation of New Crust
b)
Earthquakes, Magnetism, and the Age of Rocks
c)
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Magnetism
d)
Volcanoes, Magnetism, and the Age of Rocks
13.
What represents the boundaries where the lithospheric plates are moving apart?
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Mantle
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
14.
This type of plate boundary will form a mid-ocean ridge system. The middle of the Atlantic Ocean contains this plate boundary. It is a long underwater ridge with a rift valley.
a)
Collision Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
15.

This type of plate boundary forms when two continents collide. It is responsible for the formation of the Himalayan Mountains and the Alps. Lots of earthquakes, but no volcanoes go with these very high mountains.

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Transform Boundary

16.
What happens when two oceanic plates collide?
a)
Both plates are pushed downward into the mantle.
b)
One plate is subducted under the other and forms a deep-sea trench.
c)
They fuse together and form a flat plain.
d)
They push upward to form mountains.
17.
What is the name of the boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other?
a)
Collision Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
18.
What is the process by which heat from Earth's inner and outer cores is transferred through the mantle?
a)
Mantle Convection
b)
Ridge Push
c)
Slab Pull
d)
Sun Radiation
19.

The Himalayan Mountains are an example of what type of boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Subduction

d)

Transform

20.
The Islands of Indonesia are an example of what type of boundary?
a)
Collision
b)
Divergent
c)
Subduction
d)
Transform
21.
The San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of boundary?
a)
Collision
b)
Divergent
c)
Subduction
d)
Transform
22.
The diagram given best represents what type of tectonic plate boundary?
a)
Collision
b)
Divergent
c)
Subduction
d)

Transform

23.
The diagram given best represents what type of tectonic plate boundary?
a)
Collision
b)
Divergent
c)
Subduction
d)
Transform
24.

The diagram given best represents what type of tectonic plate boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Subduction

d)

Transform

25.

The stress force that causes tetonic plates to slide past each other.

a)

tension.

b)

compression.

c)

shearing.

26.

_________ is a stress that squeezes tectonic plates.

a)

shear

b)

compression

c)

tension

27.

__________ is a stress that pulls on the crust, stretching rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle.

a)

shear

b)

compression

c)

tension

28.

When two continental plates collide ____________ are formed.

a)

rift valley

b)

deep-sea trench

c)

island

d)

mountain ranges

29.

Select the answer that shows evidence for sea-floor spreading:


A. rounded pillow like rocks

B. magnetic stripes on ocean floor

C. younger rocks near the mid-ocean ridge

D. climate change

a)

A & B

b)

B & C

c)

C & D

d)

A, B, & C

30.
What is the elevation of point B? (Contour interval is 100m)
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
31.
What is the elevation at sea level?
a)
0
b)
100m
c)
20m
d)
3000m
32.
What feature is formed at B?
a)
river
b)
rift valley
c)
sink hole
d)
mountain
33.
A mountaineer is planning an expedition. He wants to follow the easiest possible path, which means he needs to find the most gentle slope up the mountain. Which route should the mountaineer choose?
a)
Route A
b)
Route B
c)
 Route C
d)
Route D
34.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
35.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
36.
How many mountain tops does this map have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
37.
What is the change in elevation from point X to the top of the hill in the topographic map shown?
a)
303 m
b)
203 m
c)
250 m
d)
253 m

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