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WorksheetsPlate Tectonic Test Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 6hrs 22mins
What type of boundary is depicted in the picture shown?
divergent
convergent
transform
convection
What type of boundary is depicted in the picture shown?
divergent
convergent
transform
convection
What type of boundary is depicted in the picture shown?
divergent
convergent
transform
convection
What type of feature does this picture depict?
divergent
convergent
transform
convection
What is the idea that the Earth's land masses are slowly moving over time?
tectonic plates
law of superposition
law of relative dating
continental drift
Alfred Wegener used four types of evidences to attempt to prove hypothesis. He hypothesis' were rejected by the science community though. What were the four evidences that Wegener proposed to support his hypothesis?
geometric
fossil
climate
mountain
water
(a) was the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago during the Paleozoic Era.
Evidence of these objects are found in places that are too hot for them to exist in modern times.
(a)
True or False: Alfred Wegener's ideas were widely accepted by the science community.
True
False
What is does a theory provide that a hypothesis does not?
mechanism
evidence
proof
rules
What mechanism of continental drift is depicted in the diagram/picture?
(a)
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located where in relation to the opening of a mid-ocean ridge?
near
far away
inside
The fact that rocks get older the further away from a mid-ocean ridge is an evidence provided by the?
age of rocks
sonar
magnetic striping
seafloor spreading
True or False: The Earth's geomagnetic pole can reverse in as often as 10,000 years.
true
false
Which description identifies the lithosphere?
made up of the upper mantle and composed of cool, rigid rocks
made up of the upper mantle and composed of rocks that behave like plastic
made up of the crust and a portion of the upper mantle and composed of rocks that are rigid
made up of the crust and a portion of the upper mantle and composed of rocks capable of gradual flow
Islands are often formed at the boundaries of tectonic plates. These plates are large portions of lithosphere that move slowly over the more fluid, underlying material in the region below the crust.
asthenosphere
hydrosphere
inner core
outer core
How are the lithosphere and the asthenosphere similar?
They are both part of the crust.
They are both part of the mantle.
They both have the same thickness.
They both have the same physical properties.
Examine the diagram of Earth’s interior with four sections labeled W, X, Y, and Z.
W
X
Y
Z
Which layer of Earth causes the movements of tectonic plates?
crust
inner core
mantle
outer core
A student creates a model of convection currents in Earth’s mantle using wooden blocks to represent two different plates.
The wooden blocks will diverge, representing seafloor spreading.
The wooden blocks will converge, representing mountain formation.
The wooden blocks will sink, representing island formation.
The wooden blocks will move up and down, representing a volcanic eruption.
What is the primary cause for continental drift, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions?
heat from the Earth's crust
erosion of the Earth's crust
convection currents in the mantle
magnetic currents between the poles
Which layer is the crust?
1
2
3
4
What is the correct description of the epicenter of an earthquake?
It is the point farthest from the earthquake where seismic waves can still be felt.
It is the point directly on the opposite side of the globe from the earthquake’s focus.
It is the point in the crust or mantle where the energy is released during an earthquake.
It is the point on the Earth’s surface where the energy from the earthquake is greatest.
Which statement describes the differences between continental and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is thin with low density, while oceanic crust is thick with high density.
Continental crust is thick with low density, while oceanic crust is thin with high density.
Continental crust is thick with high density, while oceanic crust is thin with low density.
Continental crust is thin with high density, while oceanic crust is thick with low density.
Researchers observed that the mountain ranges on the east coast of Argentina and Brazil in South America match the mountain ranges on the west coast of South Africa and Ghana in Africa in age and composition. The researchers observed that the rock layers of the two ranges match perfectly if the coastlines of the two continents are lined up. They claimed that these pieces of evidence support the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
Which argument supports the researchers’ claim?
The mountain ranges are similar in age and rock strata across all seven continents.
The continents of Africa and South America were once connected and drifted apart as the plates moved.
The continents of Africa and South America were formed at the same time due to similar tectonic forces.
The geological features are similar due to the similar climates found on the two continents.
The map shows the plate boundaries and the locations of active volcanoes present on the various continents.
What can be concluded from the data in the map?
Active volcanoes exist only in regions close to coastlines.
Active volcanoes are found near the plate boundaries.
More volcanoes occur in the oceans than on continents.
More volcanoes occur in larger continents than smaller ones.
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift. Which statement provides evidence for Wegener’s theory?
Different fossils are found on separate continents.
Different fossils are found on the same continent.
Identical fossils are found on separate continents.
Identical fossils are found on the same continent.
The diagram shows the layers of a rock with different fossils in it. The fossil type D is an index fossil, and it lived on Earth between 248 million to 206 million years ago.
Which statement correctly predicts the relative age of another fossil?
Fossil type A might have lived on Earth 150 million years ago.
Fossil type B might have lived on Earth 180 million years ago.
Fossil type C might have lived on Earth 225 million years ago.
Fossil type E might have lived on Earth 500 million years ago.
Upon examining the fossil layers collected from outcrops of three different regions, a researcher concluded that some of the layers contained index fossils. The images show the index fossil key and the fossil layers from the three outcrops.
Which rock layers are likely the same age?
rock layer A and rock layer Z
rock layer A and rock layer P
rock layer C, rock layer R, and rock layer Y
rock layer B, rock layer Q, and rock layer X
The graphic shows the distribution of fossils of four different organisms (Cynognathus, Mesosaurus, Glossopteris, and Lystrosaurus ) spread across different landmasses.
Which theory or law is most likely supported from the information in the graphic?
The Theory of Evolution
The Law of Superposition
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
The Theory of Relativity
The chart shows the different organisms that evolved during different eras of the geologic time scale.
Based on the chart, what can be said about the Cenozoic Era?
It marked the evolution of birds.
It marked the evolution of humans.
It marked the extinction of dinosaurs.
It marked the extinction of shell-enclosed organisms.
The law of superposition describes how to use rock layers to determine the relative age of fossils.
According to this law, which rock layer would contain the oldest fossils?
W
X
Y
Z
The diagram shows the arrangement of the continents over time.
What can be inferred about the tectonic plates?
All plates moved in one direction, creating new oceans.
Some plates moved at a fast rate, and the rest remained in the same place.
Some plates moved to reshape the continents, and the rest remained in the same place.
Plates collided and spread apart, changing the shape of the continents.
Examine the diagram of a volcano.
Which letter indicates magma?
W
X
Y
Z
A student makes a model to show two continental plates at a convergent boundary by first breaking a clay block into two pieces. He then pushes the two pieces against one another with constant force, as shown in stages 1 and 2.
The student concludes that mountains are formed when two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary. Which statement best supports the student’s conclusion?
Both halves of the block are equal in dimensions.
The texture of the block resembles continental crust.
The fault line in stage 1 is vertical, and this is descriptive of all continental boundaries.
Both stages 1 and 2 have the same densities, and one plate cannot sink under the other.
A student reads an article from a science journal stating that new crust is being added to Earth at a plate boundary as North America and Europe continue to move away from each other. After reading the article, the student claims that the seafloor is spreading apart at the plate boundary.
Which evidence best supports the student’s claim?
Earthquakes occur at all divergent plate boundaries.
Island arcs are found at all subduction zones.
The crust at the mid-oceanic ridge is younger than the crust far from the ridges.
Volcanoes form on land in response to plate movement.
Earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault in California. Which statement best describes plate motion in the area during the time between earthquakes?
Plate motion stops, and plate tension decreases.
Plate motion continues, and plate tension increases.
Plate motion stops, and only the mantle moves.
Plate motion reverses, and plates return to their original positions.
What type of landform is most likely formed by a divergent tectonic plate boundary?
island arc
oceanic trench
rift zone
folded mountains
The islands in the mid-Pacific Ocean region were formed by
land substance.
deposition from currents.
wind and water erosion.
volcanic activity.
What causes the Earth's crustal plates to move?
revolution of the Earth around the Sun
convection currents in the Earth's mantle
volcanism within the Earth's lithosphere
the rotation of the Earth on its axis
Scientists estimate that the temperature of Earth’s core is as high as 6000°C. Which best explains how heat from the core reaches the surface?
Hot materials in the mantle circulate the same way warm air rises and cool air sinks in a heated room.
Energy is released as molecules in the mantle form new compounds that flow toward the crust.
Energy from atoms vibrating near the core passes through the mantle until it reaches the crust.
Heat from the core radiates through the mantle the same way sunlight passes through space.
