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Unit 7 #1 Review (Plate Tectonics)

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

plate boundaries

c)

continental drift

d)

oceans

2.

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

universal

3.

A __________ forms where plates diverge on land.

a)

rift valley

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

mountain

d)

trench

4.

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

a)

ocean

b)

atmosphere

c)

wind

d)

convection

5.

Plates slide apart along _____________ boundaries.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

universal

6.

The San Andreas fault is an example of which type of boundary?

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

d)

universal

7.

Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?

a)

trench

b)

rift valley

c)

mountain range

d)

mid-ocean ridge

8.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

9.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

10.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

11.

What is a plate boundary where both plates move away from each other?

a)

divergent

b)

plate

c)

convergent

d)

transform

12.

What is the process that continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge?

a)

subduction

b)

continental drift

c)

convergent

d)

sea floor spreading

13.

What is a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other?

a)

transform

b)

convergent

c)

divergent

14.

What is a plate boundary where two plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions?

a)

transform

b)

convergent

c)

divergent

15.

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

a)

along the edge of the continents

b)

along the mid-ocean ridges

c)

in deep ocean trenches

d)

at the North and South pole

16.

What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle?

a)

continental drift

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

faults

d)

subduction

17.

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

a)

conduction

b)

earthquakes

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

Earth's magnetic field

18.

What are the places of Earth's crust that carry the continents and oceans?

a)

sea floor spreading

b)

continental drift

c)

plates

d)

faults

19.

The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's plates are in constant, slow motion, driven by convection currents is the theory of

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep ocean trenches

d)

sea floor spreading

20.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

21.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

22.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

23.

What geologic event would most likely be found at a transform boundary?

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Earthquake

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

24.

What landform would you most likely find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

Volcano

25.

What landform would you most likely find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Rift Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Volcano

26.

What landform would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Oceanic Trench

c)

Mountain

d)

Volcano

27.

When one tectonic plate sinks under another, this is called...

a)

Convegent

b)

Divergent

c)

Subduction

d)

Transform

28.

Which type of boundary do plates move away from each other?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

29.

Plates slide past one another at ____ boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

30.

When plates collide together, this boundary occurs...

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

31.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were both created by this type of plate boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

32.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Thick and thin

b)

Ocean and basin

c)

Lower and upper

d)

Continental and oceanic

33.

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,

a)

Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

b)

The continents were once joined together in a single landmass

c)

Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

d)

the continents DO NOT move

34.

What is Pangaea?

a)

The name of a German scientist

b)

Another name for continental drift

c)

The name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago

d)

The name of ancient fossil

35.

The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

evolution

d)

seafloor spreading

36.

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Plate Boundary

37.

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Magnetic Pole Reversal

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Faults in Mountain Ranges

38.

Islands can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

39.

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

40.

Ocean Ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries

a)

Convergent Oceanic / Continental

b)

Convergent Continental / Continental

c)

Convergent Oceanic / Oceanic

d)

Divergent

41.

The outer layer of the Earth (the crust) is part of the...

a)

Mantle

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

42.

The upper part of the mantle that is semisolid where convection pushes the tectonic plates

a)

Mantle

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Crust

43.

Oceanic crust is largely made of

a)

Dense basalt rock

b)

Light basalt rock

c)

Dense granite rock

d)

Light granite rock

44.

Why does oceanic crust subduct under continental crust?

a)

Oceanic crust is thin

b)

Oceanic crust is dense

c)

Continental crust is thin

d)

Continental crust is dense

45.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
46.

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.

47.

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 ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

48.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

49.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

50.

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary.

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

51.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

52.

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Transform

d)

Sea Floor Spreading

53.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
54.

Tectonic plates are made of?

a)

The mantle

b)

Continental and oceanic lithosphere

c)

The outer core

d)

The mesosphere

55.

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

a)

Along mid-ocean ridges

b)

Along transform boundaries

c)

On the edges of the continents

d)

Near ocean trenches

56.

Where does seafloor spreading take place?

a)

Convergent boundaries

b)

The continentals shelves

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Mid-ocean ridges

57.

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?

a)

Gravity

b)

Convection

c)

Wave motion

d)

Seismic activity

58.

The super continent that existed when all continents were together was named

a)

Gondwana

b)

Laurasia

c)

Eurasia

d)

Pangea

59.

What is the process of convection?

a)

The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns

b)

The process of hot rock solidifying and forming new crust

c)

The process of explaining what goes up must come down

d)

Strong ocean currents moving tremendous amounts of material

60.

At this boundary plates slide past one and other and earthquakes are created

a)

Transform

b)

Continental-Continental Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

61.

At this boundary, old crust is destroyed and deep earthquakes occur

a)

Transform

b)

Continental-Continental Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

62.

Mountains are created along

a)

Transform boundaries

b)

Continental-Continental Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

63.

Volcanoes are created along

a)

Divergent and Convergent boundaries

b)

Transform and Convergent boundaries

c)

Divergent and Transform boundaries

d)

The boundary between Illionois and Wisconsin

64.

Subduction zones occur along

a)

Transform boundaries

b)

Continental-Continental boundaries

c)

Divergent boundaries

d)

Oceanic-Continental boundaries

65.

Earthquakes can happen along

a)

All boundaries

b)

Divergent and transform boundaries

c)

Convergent and divergent boundaries

d)

Transform and Convergent boundaries

66.
Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Bivergent
d)
Transform
67.

What is this major plate?

a)

African

b)

South American

c)

Eurasian

68.

What is this major plate?

a)

North American

b)

Indo-Australian

c)

Eurasian

69.

What is this major plate?

a)

Eurasian

b)

North American

c)

Antarctic

70.

What is this major plate?

a)

African

b)

South American

c)

Indo-Australian

71.

What is this major plate?

a)

North American

b)

Eurasian

c)

Pacific

72.

What is this major plate?

a)

Pacific

b)

Antarctic

c)

Indo-Australian

73.

The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.

a)

Laurasia.

b)

Pangaea.

c)

Eurasia.

d)

Gondwana.

74.

Tectonic plates “float” on

a)

the lithosphere.

b)

the mantle.

c)

the ocean.

d)

the asthenosphere.

75.

Which layer of the Earth represents tectonic plates?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

mantle

c)

mesosphere

d)

lithosphere

76.

What is the name of the plate shown in the image?

a)

South American

b)

African

c)

North American

77.

What is the name of the plate shown in the image?

a)

North American

b)

South American

c)

Eurasian

78.

What is the name of the plate shown in the image?

a)

Antarctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indo-Australian

79.

What is the name of the plate shown in the image?

a)

North American

b)

African

c)

Antarctic

80.

What is the name of the plate shown in the image?

a)

North American

b)

South American

c)

Pacific

81.

What is the name of the plate shown in the image?

a)

Indo-Australian

b)

Eurasian

c)

North American

82.

What is the name of the plate shown in the image?

a)

Eurasian

b)

Indo-Australian

c)

Antarctic

83.

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

a)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

b)

Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

c)

yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

d)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

84.
Oceanic crust is.....
a)
Younger and less dense than continental crust
b)
Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust
c)
older, thicker, and less dense than continental crust
d)
Bigger and younger than continental crust
85.

What type of Boundary is this? What event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Transform / Earthquakes

b)

Subduction / Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado / Rain

d)

Mountain Building / Volcanism

86.

The San Andreas fault is an example of which kind of boundary?

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

oceanic

d)

convergent

87.

An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced, in a divergent plate boundary is?

a)

deep-ocean trench

b)

sea-floor spreading

c)

mid-ocean ridge

88.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
89.

What is the name of plate #1?

a)

Cocos

b)

African

c)

Juan de Fuca

d)

Eurasian

90.

What is the name of plate #6?

a)

Antarctic

b)

Arabian

c)

Australian

d)

Pacific

91.

What is the name of plate #6?

a)

Antarctic

b)

Arabian

c)

Australian

d)

Pacific

92.

What is the name of plate #2?

a)

Antarctic

b)

Arabian

c)

North American

d)

South American

93.

What is the name of plate #4?

a)

Antarctic

b)

Arabian

c)

North American

d)

African

94.

What is the name of plate #11?

a)

Antarctic

b)

Nazca

c)

Caribbean

d)

South American

95.

What is the name of plate #7?

a)

Eurasian

b)

Antarctic

c)

Philippine

d)

Scotia

96.

What is the name of plate #3?

a)

Eurasian

b)

Pacific

c)

Philippine

d)

Scotia

97.

What is the name of plate #8?

a)

Eurasian

b)

Indian

c)

North American

d)

Scotia

98.
Tectonic plates are constantly moving at different rates and in different directions.
a)
True
b)
False
99.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

tectonic plates

b)

African Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

South American Plate

100.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

African Plate

b)

South American Plate

c)

North American Plate

d)

Eurasian Plate

101.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of South America and the oceanic crust extending to the Mid-Atlantic ridge.

a)

North American Plate

b)

Eurasian Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

South American Plate

102.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust and lies beneath the Pacific Ocean

a)

Antarctic Plate

b)

Indo-Australian Plate

c)

Pacific Plate

d)

Atlantic Plate

103.

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic crust.

a)

Indo-Australian Plate

b)

Antarctic Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

Pacific Plate

104.

An image of the relative motion at a tectonic plate boundary is provided. What event will occur at the boundary shown?

a)

Mountain Formation

b)

Earthquake

c)

Trench Formation

d)

Volcanic Island Formation

105.

What event will most likely occur at a divergent plate boundary?

a)

The plates will form a mountain chain.

b)

One plate will subduct under the other.

c)

The plates will form an ocean basin.

d)

A fault line will form and earthquakes will result.

106.

The boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate is a transform boundary. What event is likely to occur at this boundary?

a)

Mountain formation

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Volcanic eruptions

107.

Which continental tectonic plate lies underneath the starred region?

a)

North American Plate

b)

South American Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

Eurasian Plate

108.

An image of tectonic plates is provided. Which region of the map represents the Antarctic Plate?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

109.

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

a)

Pull apart

b)

Come together

c)

Slide past each other

d)

subducting

110.

What process is forming high nonvolcanic mountains at location D on the map?

a)

One tectonic plate is splitting apart into two plates.

b)

Two tectonic plates are colliding and pushing together.

c)

One tectonic plate is sliding past another tectonic plate.

d)

Two tectonic plates are colliding and one is sliding under the other.

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