WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name the layer of the earth labelled C on the diagram:
(a)
Name the plate labelled A on the map.
European Plate
Russian Plate
Eurasian Plate
Scotia Plate
The thinnest layer of the earth is the (a)
Molten and semi-molten rock within the mantle is known as:
(a)
What does the arrow at A in the diagram show?
convection currents
the movement of the crust
plates colliding
the mantle
The theory involved in explaining how the crust is broken into plates and plate movement is called:
(a)
All of the earth's continents were once part of a supercontinent called:
(a)
What was the name of the person who came up with the idea of plate tectonics?
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Francis Beaufort
Marie Curie
Name the type of plate boundary shown here.
Constructive (divergent)
Destructive (convergent)
Passive (conservative, transform)
Name the type of plate boundary shown here.
Constructive (divergent)
Destructive (convergent)
Passive (conservative, transform)
The area marked by the red line on this map is called the:
(a)
The area highlighted in red on the map is the
Pacific subduction zone
Pacific Ring of Fire
Atlantic Ring of Fire
San Andreas Fault
Iceland is an example of:
an extinct volcano
a destructive plate boundary
a volcanic island
a fold mountain
A volcano that has not erupted for a long time but may erupt again is known as:
an extinct volcano
an active volcano
a dormant volcano
a napping volcano
Select all of the benefits of volcanoes from the options below:
they produce gases like sulfur dioxide
they make soils more fertile
they can cause lahars
geothermal energy
tourism
In which country that you have studied is steam from hot water heated within the crust used to create electricity?
(a)
Which of the following are tourism attractions in Iceland?
the Eiffel Tower and beaches
the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and geysers
Stockholm and fjords
Alton Towers and the Burren
What is the name of the volcano in USA that erupted in 1980?
(a)
Select all the long-term responses to the eruption of Mt St Helens from the options below:
Ash removal
compensation (money) for farmers
evacuation of people from the area
trees were replanted
rebuilding of houses and roads
Which of the following is evidence of historic volcanic activity in Ireland?
The Burren, Co. Clare
The Wicklow Mountains
The Giant's Causeway
Croagh Patrick
Name the feature marked X on the diagram of an earthquake
(a)
Name the feature marked Y on the diagram of an earthquake.
(a)
Name the feature marked Z on the diagram of an earthquake.
(a)
A person who studies volcanoes is called a:
vulcanologist
geologist
seismologist
geophysicist
A person who studies earthquakes is called a:
vulcanologist
geologist
seismologist
geophysicist
The power of an earthquake is expressed using scales. One scale used is the Moment Magnitude Scale. Name the other, more well-known, scale:
(a)
What is a wave caused by an underwater earthquake called?
(a)
In what year did an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit Japan?
2007
1976
2011
1994
Select the facts about Japan's earthquake and tsunami from the options below:
100,000 people died
a nuclear power plant was damaged
the tsunami reached a height of over 40 metres
15,000 people died
10,000 buildings collapsed
The image shows folding of rocks. Pick the correct names for the parts labelled A and B on the image frm the options below:
A is a rump and B is a slump
A is a limb and B is a downfold
A is an anticline and B is a syncline
A is a syncline and B is an anticline
Folding occurs at plate boundaries where plates....
collide
separate
slide past each other
This is the most recent period of folding, which happened about 30-35 million years ago...
Armorican
Caledonian
Alpine
This period of folding occurred about 250 million years ago and produced mountains like the MacGillycuddy's Reeks....
Armorican
Caledonian
Alpine
