WorksheetsEarth's Geosphere Test 1 - Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 39mins
Convection causes tectonic plates to move.
True
False
This is Earth’s hard outer layer that is broken into large slabs known as tectonic plates.
asthenosphere
core
mesosphere
lithosphere
Plates move apart at ____________ boundaries.
convergent
transform
stable
divergent
An example of a ________________ boundary is when two continental plates move together and build a folded mountain range.
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
deformed boundary
Ocean ridges form as a result of __________.
slab pull
the upwelling of magma from the asthenosphere
sediment being deposited in the ocean
inner core
Which of the following is a good description of radioactivity?
The energy necessary for the creation of zombies
Elements that have unstable nuclei that may decay and result into transformation into a new element
The way that atoms of elements clone themselves into new copies
The method by which electrons are stripped from atoms to become charged particles
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
subduction
plate tectonics
deep-ocean trenches
sea-floor spreading
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______
transform boundary
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
What is this a picture of?
plate tectonics
continental drift
pangaea
glacier scaring
What geologic feature will occur at a hot spot ?
volcano
folded mountain
deep sea trench
crevasse
