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Earth History and Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Most scientists believe that the Earth and our solar system formed about...

a)

13.8 billion years ago

b)

4.6 billion years ago

c)

600 million years ago

d)

10,000 years ago

2.

Which of these is the earliest eon in Earth's history?

a)

Palaeozoic

b)

Phanerozoic

c)

Archean

d)

Hadean

3.

The Earth's structure is made up of several different layers. Which of the following layers is the thinnest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

4.

Which of the Earth's layers is a liquid?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

5.

The Earth's structure is made up of several different layers. Which of the following layers is the thickest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

6.

What is the composition of the Earth's inner core?

a)

silica

b)

iron and nickel

c)

magnesium

d)

carbon

7.

Which of these features are true for continental crust?

a)

silica-rich granitic rocks

b)

iron-rich basaltic rocks

c)

5-10km thick

d)

20-70km thick

8.

Which of these features are true for continental crust?

a)

more dense than oceanic crust

b)

less dense than oceanic crust

c)

older than oceanic crust

d)

younger than oceanic crust

9.

Which type of plate boundary causes oceanic crust to subduct into the mantle?

a)

divergent (moving apart)

b)

convergent (moving towards each other)

c)

conservative (moving past each other)

d)

divergent and convergent (apart and towards)

10.

Which type of plate boundary are volcanoes found close to?

a)

divergent (moving apart)

b)

convergent (moving towards each other)

c)

conservative (moving past each other)

d)

divergent and convergent (apart and towards)

11.

Which type of plate boundary are earthquakes found close to?

a)

divergent (moving apart)

b)

convergent (moving towards each other)

c)

conservative (moving past each other)

d)

divergent, convergent and conservative (apart, towards and past)

12.

Which of these words refers to the place where the earthquake begins, under the surface?

a)

focus

b)

fault

c)

epicentre

d)

Richter movement

13.

At which type of plate boundary do volcanoes form as magma rises between two plates that have pulled apart?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

conservative

d)

divergent, convergent and conservative

14.

Which type of plate boundary creates the Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcano chain?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

conservative

d)

divergent, convergent and conservative

15.

Which type of plate boundary is the San Andreas fault part of?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

conservative

d)

divergent, convergent and conservative

16.

Which of the following would not be found at a destructive plate boundary?

a)

ocean trench

b)

fold mountains

c)

rift valley

d)

volcano

17.

What is the name of the opening where lava emerges from a volcano?

a)

vent

b)

crater

c)

magma chamber

d)

acid dome

18.

Which of the following is NOT produced during volcanic eruptions?

a)

lava

b)

ash

c)

sulphur gas

d)

smoke

19.

Which of these scales is used to measure earthquakes?

a)

Merchant Scale

b)

Moment Intensity Scale

c)

Mercalli Scale

d)

Macaroni Scale

20.

Which of these scales measures the magnitude of an Earthquake?

a)

The Mercalli Scale

b)

The Moment Magnitude Scale

c)

The Fujita Scale

d)

The Beaufort Scale

21.

Most scientists believe that the universe formed about...

a)

13.8 billion years ago

b)

4.5 billion years ago

c)

600 million years ago

d)

10,000 years ago

22.

Which of these is the current eon of Earth's history?

a)

Palaeozoic

b)

Phanerozoic

c)

Archean

d)

Hadean

23.

Which of these is the eons began around 4 billion years ago?

a)

Palaeozoic

b)

Phanerozoic

c)

Archean

d)

Hadean

24.

What is the composition of the Earth's outer core?

a)

silica

b)

iron and nickel

c)

magnesium

d)

carbon

25.

What is the composition of the Earth's mantle?

a)

silica

b)

iron and nickel

c)

iron and magnesium

d)

carbon

26.

What is the most common element in the Earth's crust?

a)

silica

b)

iron and nickel

c)

iron and magnesium

d)

carbon

27.

Which of these features are true for oceanic crust?

a)

more dense than continental crust

b)

less dense than conntinental crust

c)

older than continental crust

d)

younger than continental crust

28.

Which of these features are true for oceanic crust?

a)

silica-rich granitic rocks

b)

iron-rich basaltic rocks

c)

5-10km thick

d)

20-70km thick

29.

Which type of plate boundary causes fold mountains to be created?

a)

divergent (moving apart)

b)

convergent (moving towards each other)

c)

conservative (moving past each other)

d)

divergent and convergent (apart and towards)

30.

Which of these words refers to the place on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake begins?

a)

focus

b)

fault

c)

epicentre

d)

Richter movement