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Plate Motion

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earths outer layer is made up of:

a)

Continents and Oceans

b)

Mantle

c)

Hard, Solid Rock

d)

Water

2.

What is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Oceans

b)

Gravity

c)

Mantle

d)

Wind

3.

Earth's outer layer is broken up into...

a)

Bowls

b)

Continents

c)

Rocks

d)

Plates

4.

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

a)

Cross Section

b)

Model

c)

Fossil

d)

System

5.

An oceanic trench is caused by what kind of plate boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

6.

The Mid-Ocean ridge is an underwater mountain range formed from what type of plate boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

7.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

8.

What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

9.

Which one of these can serve as evidence for plate boundary movement?

a)

Fossils

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

All

10.

Which statement best describes what Earth’s outer layer is like underneath the surface in the image?

a)

Underneath both the ocean and land the Earth is made of water

b)

Underneath both the ocean and land the Earth is hard, solid rock

c)

Underneath the land is rock. Underneath the ocean the Earth is water

d)

Underneath the ocean and land is sand and water.

11.

Which diagram shows what happened between the two plates as they moved away from each other?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

If we took a cross section of a potted plant by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

How could these fossils be found in both South Africa and India?

a)

India and South Africa are on different plates. They were separated from many earthquakes and volcanic activity over time.

b)

India and South Africa are on different plates. They floated away from each other across the ocean.

c)

India and South Africa are on different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

d)

India and South Africa are on different plates. Suddenly, many years ago, they split apart to where they are now.

14.

What happens when two plates move apart?

a)

a new plate from underneath fills in the gap created by the plates moving apart

b)

sand and dirt fill in the gap created by the plates moving apart

c)

water fills in the gap created by the plates moving apart

d)

soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rises up and hardens, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.

15.

What happens when two plates are moving toward each other?

a)

The plates hit each other and break into pieces making sand.

b)

One plate goes underneath the other plate into the soft rock below.

c)

The plates push against each other, making the edges bend upward.

d)

One plate goes underneath the other plate into the ocean below.

16.

What patterns can you see on this map?

a)

Earthquakes happen in similar places.

b)

Earthquakes and volcanoes happen in similar places on plate boundaries.

c)

Volcanoes happen in similar places.

d)

Volcanoes and earthquakes happen in this order: volcano, earthquake, volcano, earthquake, and so on.

17.

The plates of the Earth moved

a)

suddenly.

b)

gradually.

18.

How often or how fast something happens is...

a)

rate.

b)

to analyze.

c)

a relationship.

d)

a claim.

19.

What is the effect of plates moving?

a)

volcanoes

b)

earthquakes

c)

tornadoes

d)

both volcanoes and earthquakes

20.

Can you feel the plates moving?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

The place where two plates meet.

a)

Plate

b)

Continent

c)

Plate Boundary

d)

Landform

22.

An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.

a)

Plate Boundary

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Cross-Section

23.

A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.

a)

Plate Boundary

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Cross-Section

24.

something we observe to be similar over and over again

a)

pattern

b)

mantle

c)

eruption

d)

rifiting

25.

mantle: the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates

a)

True

b)

False

26.

divergent: moving apart in different directions

a)

True

b)

False

27.

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

a)

convergent

b)

plate boundary

c)

earthquake

d)

cross section

e)

mid-ocean ridge

28.

the place where two plates meet

a)

convergent

b)

plate boundary

c)

earthquake

d)

cross section

e)

surface

29.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
30.
In this cross section, what does the green line show?
a)
The green line shows where the plate boundary is
b)
The green line shows where the cross section is
c)
The green line shows where the ocean starts
d)
The green line shows where the land ends
31.

At which boundary do you find a trench?

a)

Transform

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

d)

Strike-Slip

32.

Earthquakes are caused by

a)

activity on Earth's surface

b)

extreme weather

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

plate motion

33.

Which Image represent a divergent boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Which area has the LEAST amount of earthquake activity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What land feature does X represent?

a)

valley

b)

trench

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

sink-hole

36.
What fossil is the oldest?
a)
d
b)
b
c)
a
d)
c
37.
What fossil is the youngest?
a)
b
b)
a
c)
c
d)
d
38.

The older layers are at the bottom and the younger layers are at the top.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Layers of rocks take _______________ years to form.

a)

ten

b)

million

c)

fifty

d)

hundred

40.
States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
a)
Law of crosscutting
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Unconformity
41.

Which rock layer is probably the oldest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

42.

What do scientists learn from studying rock layers?

a)

The date the plant/animal died

b)

The exact date the animal/plant died

c)

The relative date the animal/plant died

43.
An organism that no longer exists on Earth is called
a)
Decayed
b)
Evolved
c)
Extinct
d)
Preserved