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The Land - test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
2.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
3.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent - collision

c)

Convergent - subdcutive

d)
Transform
4.

What type of event most likely will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

5.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
6.

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

a)

Pangaea

b)

Gondwanda

c)

Laurasia

d)

Neverland

7.

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

Fossils

b)

Mountains

c)

earthquakes

d)

erosion

8.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
9.

The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...

a)

Pangea

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Gravity

10.

A fault line is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

11.

Islands can form from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

12.

Where would the oldest rock be found on this mid-ocean ridge?

a)

L

b)

M

c)

N

d)

O

13.
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
14.

The presence of the same ________ on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.

a)

animals

b)

fossils

c)

weather

d)

people

15.
The theory of _______ states that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that are in constant, slow motion.
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
divergent boundaries
16.
The _________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
17.
_______ are formed when two continental plates collide.
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Transform faults
c)
Rift valleys
d)
Volcanoes
18.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
a)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
b)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
c)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
d)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
19.
The _______ is the thickest layer of the Earth at 1800 miles thick.  This layer contains most of the mass of the Earth.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
20.
The _________ is so hot that the metals in it are all in the liquid state.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
21.

_________ currents carry heat from the hot inner core to the cooler outer mantle and back again.

a)

River

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection (heat)

d)

Conduction

22.
Plates move apart at _________ boundaries.
a)
volcanic
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
transform
23.

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

subduction zone

24.

Which type of plate boundary occurs at B?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

25.

As you travel from the inner core to the crust, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

a)

They would all increase

b)

They would all decrease.

c)

They would stay the same.

d)

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

26.

What type of boundary can form new land (hint: under water)?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

27.

How fast do earth's plates move?

a)

About 200 miles per hour

b)

About as fast as our fingernails grow

c)

a mile a year

d)

One mile each day

28.
True or false: The Atlantic Ocean is getting bigger as the plates move slowly away from each other. 
a)
True
b)
False
29.

Theory that the outer rigid layer of the earth is divided into a couple of dozen rock layers that move around across the earth's surface

a)

Continental drift

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Pangea

d)

Magma formation

30.

What is the definition of dormant?

a)

sleeping

b)

extinct

c)

active

d)

invisible

31.

What are scientists that study volcanoes called?

a)

geologist

b)

pyrologist

c)

volcanologist

d)

seismologist

32.

What is molten rock when it reaches the surface of Earth?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

33.

When an explosive eruption forms a mixture of hot rock, ash, and gas, this material is called a...?

a)

Landslide

b)

Lava

c)

Eruption trail

d)

Pyroclastic flow

34.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
35.
Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

Where is Mt. St Helens located?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Nebraska

c)

Washington state

d)

Oregon

37.

River of ash and debris that can form several days after an eruption.

a)

lahar

b)

conduit

c)

tempest

d)

land slide

38.

Pyroclastic flows can travel as high as _______ m.p.h

a)

25

b)

75

c)

150

d)

400

39.

What is the major cause of erosion to form canyons?

a)

wind

b)

ice

c)

glaciers

d)

moving water

40.

Which agents break down earth materials?

a)

wind only

b)

earthquakes and gravity

c)

volcanoes and magma

d)

wind, water, and ice

41.

How does vegetation in the soil affect the rate of erosion?

a)

It doesn't affect erosion.

b)

It decreases erosion.

c)

It increases erosion.

42.

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

a)

Ice wedging

b)

Glacier

c)

Iceberg

d)

Dune

43.

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

44.

What are the biggest glaciers called?

a)

mountain glaciers

b)

sheet or continental glaciers

c)

ocean glacier

45.

What causes high mountains to have jagged peaks?

a)

mountain glaciers

b)

heavy rains

c)

sheet glaciers

d)

strong winds

46.

Which agent causes the most erosion?

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

glaciers

d)

chemicals

47.

Hawaiian volcanic eruptions cause many deaths and destruction.

a)

true

b)

false

48.

What causes a volcano to erupt?

a)

gasses within the Earth

b)

convection current within the Earth

c)

both

49.
The theory of continental drift was first proposed by __________.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Harry Hess
50.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary

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