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Tectonic Plate Boundaries

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Compared to ocean crust near deep-sea trenches, crust near ocean ridges is

a)

younger

b)

older

c)

the same age

d)

magnetically reversed

2.

Subduction results in the formation of

a)

a deep-sea trench

b)

a magnetic reversal

c)

a rift valley

d)

new continental crust

3.

Which of these are tectonic plate boundaries? Check all that apply.

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

d)

Moving

4.

(a)   boundaries result in only earthquakes and nothing else.

5.

Is this fun?

a)

Yes

b)

NO!

c)

(shrugs) No opinion

d)

SOUP!

6.

What is the difference between oceanic and continental crust?

4 lines
7.

What is the name of the Mesozoic supercontinent that consisted of all of the present continents?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Laurasia

c)

Pangea

d)

Gondwanaland

8.

New oceanic lithosphere forms at

a)

divergent plate boundaries

b)

convergent plate boundaries

c)

transform plate boundaries

d)

all of these are possible

9.

The Hawaiian islands formed at a

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

none of these

10.

Which is the correct order of the layers of the earth from coldest to hottest?

a)

Outer core, crust, mantle, inner core

b)

Mantle, crust, outer core, inner core

c)

Crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

d)

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core