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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 3hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

2.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

3.

a)

divergent boundary

b)

convergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

4.

This type of boundary can be found along the San Andreas fault in California....

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

5.

New crust is formed at this type of boundary

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

6.

This type of boundary creates folded mountains.

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

continental-continental convergent

d)

continental-oceanic convergent

7.

This feature can be found along a divergent boundary found in oceanic crust?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

folded mountains

c)

deep sea trench

d)

rift valley

8.

At which of these boundaries would you find a deep sea trench?

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

oceanic-oceanic convergent

9.

Volcanoes are formed when which type of crust subducts under another plate?

a)

continental

b)

oceanic

c)

magma

10.

Subduction means.....

a)

one plate goes under another plate

b)

two plates slide past each other

c)

two plate collide and form folded mountains

11.

The process that causes the tectonic plates to move is called.....

a)

subduction

b)

transform

c)

convection

12.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

13.

divergent plates move

a)

away from each other

b)

towards each other

c)

slide past each other

14.

convergent plates move

a)

towards each other

b)

away from each other

c)

past each other

15.

At a transform boundary the plates.....

a)

collide

b)

diverge

c)

slide past each other

16.

This area is called the....

a)

Arc of Volcanoes

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Horseshoe of Magma

17.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

18.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Slide/Transform

19.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
20.
What boundary creates mountains?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
fast
21.
A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
horizontal
22.
A trench forms at a _________ boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
vertical
23.
What is happening at point B?
a)
subduction
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
convection
d)
an earthquake
24.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
25.

What is Pangea?

a)

the name of a German scientist

b)

the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

c)

another name for continental drift

d)

the name of an ancient fossil

26.

What is Wegener's idea that continents are slowly moving over Earth's surface called?

a)

divergence

b)

faults

c)

plates

d)

continental drift

27.

Boundary between 2 plates that are sliding past one another

a)

Transform fault boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Divergent boundary

d)

Reverse fault

28.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

29.

One piece of evidence for Plate Tectonics is that--

a)

some continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.

b)

we have video footage of the plates actually moving.

c)

all continents have formed from volcanic eruptions.

d)

the continents are no longer moving.

30.

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

Fossils

b)

Continental fit

c)

Glaciers

d)

Sand Erosion

31.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

32.
There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a)
convergent
b)
thrust
c)
divergent
d)
transform
33.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

34.

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

a)

droughts

b)

hurricanes

c)

earthquakes

d)

tornadoes

35.
What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?
a)
diverging tectonic plates
b)
erosion of the land by the ocean
c)
converging tectonic plates
d)
deposition of sediments by the ocean
36.
The Earth’s surface is not a solid surface but is divided into
a)
several oceanic plates.
b)
continental and crustal plates.
c)
seven continental plates.
d)
continental and oceanic plates.
37.

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by a shift in two plates that pushed one section of the sea floor under another section of the sea floor by 5 meters. What type of boundary is this?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

metamorphic

38.
The Atlantic Ocean gets about 3-5 ______ wider each year.
a)
centimeters
b)
kilometers
c)
miles
d)
meters
39.

___________ currents in the Earth's asthenosphere cause plate to shift at their boundaries. This movement also causes earthquakes and volcanic activity.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

ocean

40.

Where would sea floor spreading most likely occur?

a)

At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

b)

At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. continental)

c)

At divergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

d)

At transform plate boundaries

41.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

42.

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

along the edges of all the continents.

b)

along mid-ocean ridges.

c)

in deep-ocean trenches.

d)

at the north and south poles.

43.

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep-ocean trenches

d)

sea-floor spreading

44.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
45.
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
46.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
47.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
48.
The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
continent-to-continent convergent
c)
ocean-to-continent convergent
d)
transform
49.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
50.
A boy touches a hot cup and burns his finger.  This is an example of
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Convection Current
51.

What is the difference between the lithosphere and asthenosphere that makes up the mantle?

a)

The lithosphere is made of dense solid meal while the asthenosphere is made of liquid molten metal

b)

The lithosphere is a mixture of gasses while the asthenosphere is made of solid rock

c)

The lithosphere is molten rock that moves while the asthenosphere is ridid and thin

d)

The lithosphere is made of solid rock while the asthenosphere is more flexible hot rock that moves.

52.
You an feel the sun's rays on your face as you lay by the beach on a warm summer day.  Which type of heat transfer is this an example of?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Radioactive
53.

Which layers of the earth are SOLID?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

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