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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics Test Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is evidence for Pangea?
a)
Similar fossils on different continents
b)
Minerals like gold are all over the world
c)
Coconut trees found in Hawaii
d)
All continents have a similar climate
2.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
3.
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago. This continent is called
a)
America
b)
Super Earth
c)
Pangea
d)
Eurasia
4.
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
5.
What happens to a rock when it weathers?
a)
It settles out of water that is carrying it.
b)
It creates a valley.
c)
It forms a delta.
d)
It breaks into small pieces.
6.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
7.
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
8.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
A mess
d)
A nice place to swim
9.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
10.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
11.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
12.
This type of plate boundary is most likely to form:
a)
Rift valley
b)
Volcano
c)
Fault line
d)
River
13.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
14.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
15.
This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
16.
What has to occur to change igneous rock into sediment?
a)
Weathering, transportation, and deposition
b)
heat and pressure
c)
cooling and solidification
d)
cementation and compaction
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