WorksheetsPlate Tectonics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The place where two plates come together is known as a _______
a)
transform boundary.
b)
divergent boundary.
c)
convergent boundary.
d)
rift valley.
2.
Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?
a)
Converging
b)
Diverging
c)
Sliding
d)
No movement
3.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
4.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
5.
What are Tectonic Plates?
a)
A continent
b)
The Trees in Vietnam
c)
ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)
d)
The Plates that move the Continents
6.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
7.
The image illustrates what type of boundary?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Emergent
8.
The image illustrates what type of boundary?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Emergent
9.
The image illustrates what type of boundary?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Emergent
10.
Which layer is solid nickel and iron?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
11.
Which layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
12.
a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
13.
Plates move away from one another at ___________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
volcanic
d)
submerged
14.
Plates slide grind/slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submerged
15.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
16.
What is a tectonic plate?
a)
A piece of the Earth's crust
b)
A piece of Earth's mantle
c)
A piece of Earth's core
d)
A piece of Earth's Moon
17.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
18.
The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
plates
19.
The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the
a)
core
b)
lava
c)
magma
d)
mantle
20.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Move away from each other
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
Slide beneath one another
21.
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Observant
d)
Transform
22.
The earth is hotter in the center than near the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
24.
Is a layer soft mantle that is made of rock and is gooey, like PUDDING. Tectonic plates move on top of this layer.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Asthensophere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Outer Core
25.
This is the outermost, breakable layer of the Earth, similar to a CRACKER
a)
Inner Core
b)
Asthensophere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Outer Core
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