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Plate tectonics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one way the tectonic plates move?

a)

Divergent

b)

Pangea

c)

Continental

d)

Panthlessa

2.

Chose one way the tectonic plates cause or form:

a)

Causes

Wind

b)

Causes

Plants to grow

c)

Forms

Roads

d)

Forms

Mountains

3.

What makes the tectonic plates move?

a)

Heat

b)

Wind

c)

People

d)

Water

4.

What was the earth called before Continental drift?

a)

Pride

b)

Pellets

c)

Pangea

d)

Continental

5.

Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.

a)

The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes

b)

The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers

c)

The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.

d)

The mountains are probably formed by running water.

6.

One of the seven continents.

a)

Belize plate

b)

Dubai plate

c)

Australian plate

d)

East American plate

7.

What are Tectonic plates?

a)

Large moving pieces on Earth's surface that are made of rock.

b)

where two plates divide

c)

The inner core of the earth

d)

where magma rises up and solidifies

8.

What is continental drift?

a)

Made of igneous rock

b)

Where two plates collide

c)

Theory that all of earths continents were once joined together in a singe, huge land mass and then started drifting away from each other.

d)

The process by which new oceanic crust forms when when magma rises up.

9.

What is pangaea?

a)

Huge supercontinent that existed millions of years ago,

b)

Where two plates slide

c)

Where two plates divide

d)

Where two plates collide

10.

Based on the Tectonic Plates theory, all continents were once joined together.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Complete: According to the Theory of Tectonic plates, the Crust layer ______ broken (divided) into so many pieces. So, these pieces are the so-called the Tectonic Plates.

a)

is

b)

is not

12.

The convergent movement happens when...

a)

...2 plates move sideways with respect to each other.

b)

...plates move apart.

c)

...plates move towards each other.

13.

Tectonic plates:

a)

can move towards each other

b)

can move away from each other

c)

can slide past each other

d)

All of the above

14.
Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Bivergent
d)
Transform
15.
This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive