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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Fault is:

a)

Fracture in the crust

b)

Shaking of the crust

c)

breaking of crust

d)

Among us

2.

Who is considered the father of plate tectonics

a)

Bill nye

b)

Issac Newton

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Hedy Lamarr

3.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
 Antartica and Africa
4.

What is this a picture of?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental drift

c)

pangaea

d)

glacier scaring

5.
What is the force that moves the continents? 
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection 
c)
Radiation 
d)
Conveyor belts 
6.

Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

the Earth's magnetic field.

c)

subduction.

d)

convection currents.

7.

Which is NOT evidence of continental drift:

a)

Matching fossils

b)

Continental drift

c)

Matching animals

d)

Pangaea

8.

Boundary that forms where two plates collide.

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Intrusive Boundary

d)

Transform Boundary

9.

The thin outer shell of Earth that is broken into several blocks.

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Troposphere

10.

Boundary that forms where two plates slide past one another horizontally.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Intrusive boundary

d)

Transform boundary

11.

Boundary at which two plates move away from each other.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Intrusive boundary

d)

Transform boundary

12.

Frequent earthquakes in an area may indicate

a)

tectonic plate boundaries.

b)

mantle convection.

c)

reversed polarity.

d)

sea-floor spreading.

13.

An active volcanic area on earth is found at_______.

a)

Diverging Boundaries

b)

Converging Boundaries

c)

Hot Spots

d)

All of the above

14.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
15.
At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
Tranform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive Zone
16.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
17.
Which best represents the order of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline to the deep ocean?
a)
 Continental slope – continental shelf- continental rise – mid-ocean ridge
b)
 Continental rise – continental shelf – mid-ocean ridge -  continental slope
c)
 Continental shelf – continental slope – continental rise – mid-ocean ridge
d)
   Mid-ocean ridge – continental rise – continental shelf- continental slope
18.
The place where new ocean floor forms is called the...
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
abyssal plain
c)
trench
d)
continental shelf
19.
Which is the largest ocean?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
20.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Atlantic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

Japanese Plate

d)

North American Plate

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