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Plate Tectonics/Volcanoes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist coined the theory of continental drift?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Abraham Werner

d)

Charles Lyell

2.

Which of the following are examples of evidence for continental drift?

a)

The continental puzzle

b)

Ancient climates

c)

Irregular shapes of continents

d)

Matching fossils

e)

Similar rock types/structures

3.

The following is the supercontinent that the current continents fit into like a puzzle long, long ago.

a)

Eurasia

b)

Laurasia

c)

Rodinia

d)

Pangea

4.

The theory of continental drift was rejected because there was not enough evidence to back up the existence of Pangea.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

This layer of Earth is composed of the upper mantle and the overlying crust:

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Lithosphere

6.

This layer of Earth is composed of everything from the inner core up to the upper mantle

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Lithosphere

7.

_________________ boundaries are where two plates grind past each other.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform Fault

8.

_________________ boundaries are where two plates move apart.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform Fault

9.

_________________ boundaries are where two plates move together.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform Fault

10.

Which landform(s) are found at convergent boundaries?

a)

Continental rift

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

Subduction zone

d)

Rift Valley

e)

Caldera

11.

Which landform(s) are found at divergent boundaries?

a)

Continental rift

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

Subduction zone

d)

Rift Valley

e)

Caldera

12.

A hot spot creates a chain of islands when the lithosphere above it shifts. The magma rises through the seafloor and continues to make new islands as the plate moves along over the hot spot.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the driving force of plate tectonics?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Current

14.

What is the main factor that drives convection?

a)

Pressure

b)

Volume

c)

Viscosity

d)

Temperature

15.

______________ is the measure of a material's resistance to flow.

a)

Velocity

b)

Fluidity

c)

Viscosity

d)

Resistance

16.

Magma that is ___________ will be ____________ viscous.

a)

hot/more

b)

hot/less

c)

cool/less

d)

cool/equally

17.

Magma that is ________________ in silica content will be ____________ fluid.

a)

high/more

b)

high/less

c)

low/less

d)

low/equally

18.

A ____________ volcano is small and built primarily of pyroclastic material.

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

19.

A ____________ volcano is large and composed of lava flows AND pyroclastic material.

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite

20.

A ____________ volcano is broad and gently sloping, formed by fluid magma.

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite