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WorksheetsMr. D's Geological Events Challenge
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
What theory did Alfred Wegener come up with?
Plate Tectonics
Big Bang
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
This theory suggests that the Earth's crust and upper mantle are divided into large pieces that float on the convecting currents of the magma in the mantle.
Plate Tectonics
Big Bang
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
This theory suggests that the continents on Earth were once together as one large landmass and have slowly separated over time.
Plate Tectonics
Big Bang
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
This theory suggests that the Earth's crust under the ocean is expanding as tectonic plates pull apart and magma is exposed, cools, and hardens.
Plate Tectonics
Big Bang
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
Wegener theorized that all the continents were once together. What did he call that large landmass?
Africa
Panama
Pangaea
Panorama
Mesoamerica
CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following clues provided evidence to support Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?
similar rocks on different continents
fossils of identical plants and animals on different continents
ocean currents making travel easier in the oceans
Favorable people living on different continents
similar climates on different continents
What did Wegener find in a book that intrigued him enough to come up with his hypothesis about Continental Drift?
TRUE/FALSE: Now that continents have separated into the positions on Earth they are in now, they won't move anymore.
TRUE
FALSE
How have scientists mapped the ocean floor?
Scientists travel by submarine to take pictures and draw maps of the ocean floor.
Scientists scuba dive to collect information needed to map the ocean floor.
Scientists use sound waves to map the ocean floor.
Scientists use light waves to map the ocean floor.
Who came up with the Seafloor Spreading Theory?
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
TRUE/FALSE: Because of Seafloor Spreading, the Earth is always slowly getting larger.
TRUE
FALSE
Underwater mountain ranges can best be explained by:
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
Water Cycle
TRUE/FALSE: Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory was supported by his peers right away, and he was considered a genius.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following BEST explains why tectonic plates move?
convection currents in the mantle
inner core pressure causes it to be solid instead of liquid
outer core temperature is so hot that the nickel and iron is a molten liquid
deep ocean currents have enough energy to move the Earth's crust on the seafloor
What three ways do tectonic plates interact with one another?
When two plates collide or crash into one another, it's considered a...
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
plate of mashed potatoes
When two plates pull apart from one another, it's considered a...
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
plate of collard greens
When two plates slide by one another and grind against each other, it's considered a...
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
plate of toe nails
What geological event will most likely occur at a convergent plate boundary?
earthquake
volcano
mountain
food fight
What geological event will most likely occur at a divergent plate boundary?
earthquake
volcano
mountain
alien landing
What geological event will most likely occur at a transform plate boundary?
earthquake
volcano
mountain
dance party
If I were standing with one foot on either side of a tectonic plate boundary and the tectonic plates began to interact in a way that caused me to do a split, then what type of boundary is it?
convergent
divergent
transform
Where do most earthquakes, volcanoes & mountains occur or form?
Which of the following would be the most likely cause of a volcanic eruption?
temperature
salinity
sub-surface pressure
atmospheric pressure
TRUE/FALSE: Tsunamis are giant ocean waves caused by earthquakes or landslides that occur near or under the ocean or in the oceanic crust.
TRUE
FALSE
