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Tectonics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many layers does the Earth have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

Which of these is not a layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Plate

d)

Core

3.

Which is the hottest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

4.

Which layer do humans live on?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

5.

The Earths crust is divided into...

a)

Cups

b)

Plates

c)

Bowls

d)

Saucers

6.

How many major plates are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

7.

There is a pattern between the location of earthquakes and volcanoes and the plate boundaries?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What are the name of the currents that cause the plates to move?

a)

Condition Currents

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Correction Currents

d)

Composite Currents

9.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Constructive / Divergent

b)

Destructive / Convergent

c)

Collision

d)

Conservative

10.

In a destructive plate boundary, which crust is heavier, the oceanic or the continental

a)

Oceanic

b)

Continental

11.

In a collision plate boundary, continental plates of the same density...

a)

Move towards each other

b)

Move away from each other

12.

Tick all that apply:

Fold Mountains are found at...

a)

Collision plate boundaries

b)

Constructive plate boundaries

c)

Destructive plate boundaries

d)

Conservative plate boundaries

13.

Tick all that apply:

Earthquakes are found at...

a)

Conservative plate boundaries

b)

Destructive plate boundaries

c)

Conservative plate boundaries

d)

All of the above.

14.

Lava bombs, Pyroclastic flows, magma and ash bombs are all characteristics of a volcanic explosion?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Composite and Shield are two types of volcanoes?

a)

True

b)

False