WorksheetsMs Galola Scienteens Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Tectonic Plates:
can move towards each other
can slide past each other
can move away from each other
All of the above
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
ocean currents
uneven heating of Earth's asthenosphere
Earth's magnetic field
uneven heating by Earth's magnetic field
What was the supercontinent that once was formed on Earth?
Laurasia
Pangaea
Gondwana
Eurasia
What type of stress experienced by rocks when two plates collide each other?
tension
shear
compression
What happens at convergent boundary?
two plates move towards each other
two plates slide past each other
two plates move away from each other
What happens at a divergent boundary?
two plates move towards each other
two plates slide past each other
two plates move away from each other
What is a tectonic plate?
A region deep with Earth.
A large slab of Earth's lithosphere.
A continuous layer of rock that completely covers Earth.
A large slab of Earth's mantle.
Which layer of Earth's surface behaves like plastic?
asthenosphere
crust
lithosphere
mantle
Two plates scrape and slide past each other at_____.
convergent boundaries
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
magnetic boundaries
The upper most part of the mantle and the crust together form a hard layer called the _____.
Lithosphere
Mid- Ocean ridge
Outer core
Trench
