WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Test Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
What do we call a mountain chain on the ocean floor?
seafloor spreading
mid ocean ridge
tectonic plate
subduction
Warm, less dense magma __________ in the mantle.
rises
sink
What is the name of the fossil found on both sides of the South Atlantic Ocean?
Glossopteris
Lystrosaurus
Mesosaurus
Tyrannosaurus Rex
What do we call it when magnetic north changes places with magnetic south?
magnetic reversals
seafloor spreading
magnetic minerals
magnetosphere
Which layer does convections occur?
lithosphere
inner core
outer core
mesosphere
What was the name of the supercontinents in the theory of continental drift?
Gondwana
Laurasia
Pangaea
Panthalassa
Why was Wegener's theory not accepted when he proposed it?
He could not explain how and why the continents moved.
He could not explain how the Mesosaurus got on Africa
He was not a geologist.
He could not explain coal beds in Antarctica.
What is the Glossopteris?
a land mammal
a tree fern
a swimming reptile
a continent
Which mechanism for plate movement is the most important?
convection
ridge push
slab pull
seafloor spreading
Cooler, more dense magma ________ in the mantle.
rises
sinks
What is the process of adding new crust at a mid-ocean ridge?
convection
subduction
seafloor spreading
earthquake
Which plate boundary is where crust is destroyed?
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
convection
Which type of convergent plate boundary do volcanoes occur?
oceanic, continental
oceanic, oceanic
continental, continental
Which plate boundary is new crust added?
transform plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
At which plate boundary does subduction occur?
convergent
divergent
transform
What happens to the age of the ocean floor as you move away from the mid-ocean ridge?
it gets younger
it stays the same
it gets older
it hardens and doesn't move
What type of convergent plate boundary produces mountains?
oceanic, oceanic
continental, continental
continental, oceanic
Where do mid-ocean ridges form?
at a convergent plate boundary
at a transform plate boundary
at a divergent plate boundary
What is a large slab of earth's crust and rigid upper mantle called?
mountain
plate boundary
ocean
tectonic plate
Which plate boundary do plates slide past each other horizontally?
divergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
What type of convergent plate boundary do the deepest trenches occur?
oceanic, oceanic
continental, oceanic
continental, continental
What theory states that the continents were once part of one large landmass, that over time broke into pieces and drifted apart?
plate tectonics
seafloor spreading
continental drift
convection
Which plate boundary is crust NOT created or destroyed?
transform plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
What mechanism causes older crust to be moved away from the mid-ocean ridge?
ridge push
slab pull
convection
What process occurs in the mantle where heat energy is moved from an area of low density to an area of high density?
slab pull
convection
ridge push
What process is pulling older, more dense oceanic crust into the mantle?
seafloor spreading
convection
subduction
magnetic reversals
What theory states that the Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into section called plates?
plate tectonics
continental drift
seafloor spreading
subduction theory
What plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
transform plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
The San Andreas Fault is what type of plate boundary?
convergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
Where would you most likely have an earthquake, volcano, mountain building or trenches occur?
along plate boundaries
in the middle of the plate
on top of a continent
away from populated areas
What type of evidence supports coal beds and fern trees on Antarctica?
animal fossils
magnetic minerals
geologic
climate
In an oceanic, oceanic convergent plate boundary, which plate is the one that sink?
the plate boundary on the left
the younger plate boundary
the older plate boundary
both plate boundaries sink
Why do continental, continental convergent plate boundaries buckle to form mountains?
they are the same density
they are different densities
they are not in the ocean
they are both in the middle of a continent
