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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
a) Earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur at……………….
(a)
a) ………….is made of crust and upper part of mantle.
(a)
……….is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
(a)
(a) is laying (settling) down of weathered rocks.
Compare between physical and chemical weathering.
Regarding the meaning of each of them and mention one factor for each one.
Which earthquake will damage more?
one has 4 magnitude.
One has 8 magnitude.
One has 7.5 magnitude.
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
the Moho discontinuity.
Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that
the oceanic crust is melting.
the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust
volcanic islands are forming.
the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future
droughts
hurricanes
earthquakes
tornadoes
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by a shift in two plates that pushed one section of the sea floor under another section of the sea floor by 5 meters. What type of boundary is this?
divergent
convergent
transform
metamorphic
What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?
the subducton of the sea floor
the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates
convection currents in the asthenosphere
the friction force between the plates that move past each other
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
The place where two plates come together is known as a _______
transform boundary.
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
Mountains are created when....
Two continental plates collide
Two oceanic plates pull apart
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
Two continental plates pull apart
Ocean Ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries
Convergent Oceanic / Continental
Convergent Continental / Continental
Convergent Oceanic / Oceanic
Divergent
