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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
2.
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
3.
Which type of information was NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
glacial deposits
b)
 fossils
c)
seafloor magnetic data
d)
rocks
4.
Why was Wegener's theory not accepted?
a)
He had no proof of how they were moving
b)
He had no evidence
c)
He was married
d)
He was not a Scientist
5.

Wegner used the following as pieces of evidence...

a)

fit/shape of continents

b)

geologic and fossil

c)

climate

d)

all of the above

6.

What is the thinnest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

7.

What is the thickest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

8.

Which layer is the only liquid layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

9.

Which layer is made of solid Iron and nickel?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

10.

Which layer is made of liquid iron and nickel?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

11.

The Lithosphere is made up of the ___________.

a)

Crust and Upper Mantle

b)

Inner and Outer Cores

c)

Outer Core and Lower Mantle

d)

Lower and Middle Mantle

12.

What is the Asthenosphere?

a)

an elastic substance on which the tectonic plates float.

b)

the air that we breathe.

c)

another name for a globe.

d)

the hard inner core

13.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

14.

What is the middle part of the mantle that is partially molten rock, or putty like, or semisolid.

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Crust

15.

Which of the following is true regarding the composition of the lithosphere?

a)

The lithosphere is mostly liquid, with some medium-density materials, such as silicon.

b)

The lithosphere is more plastic and flows slowly compared to the solid crust of Earth.

c)

The lithosphere includes the core and the lower portion of the mantle.

d)

The lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle, which is sold and rigid.

16.

As you travel from the crust to the core, how would temperature, pressure and density of the material change?

a)

They would all increase

b)

They would all decrease.

c)

Nothing, the layers are made of the same material throughout

d)

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase

17.

The continental crust is

a)

thinner than the oceanic crust

b)

thicker than the oceanic crust

c)

the same thickness as the oceanic crust

18.

The layer is divided into two: the continental and oceanic.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

19.

What distinguishes physical layers of Earth?

a)

the elements and compounds in each layer

b)

how rigid each layer is

c)

the thickness of each layer

d)

the temperature of each layer

20.

What distinguishes chemical layers of Earth?

a)

the elements and compounds in each layer

b)

how rigid each layer is

c)

the thickness of each layer

d)

the temperature of each layer

21.

Which of the following represents physical layers of Earth?

a)

core, mantle, crust

b)

core, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust

c)

inner core, outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere

d)

inner core, outer core, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust

22.

All known life exist on this layer.

a)

inner core

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

crust

23.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
24.
Which is true about hotter material in the mantle?
a)
more dense, sinks
b)
less dense, sinks
c)
less dense, rises
d)
more dense, rises
25.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
26.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
27.
Which ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge (divergent boundary)?
a)
Indian
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Atlantic
d)
Artic
28.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
29.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
30.
Where is new crust being formed?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
shearing
31.

According to plate tectonic theory, new crust is created at _________ boundaries

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

normal

32.

Divergent plate boundaries can be defined as areas where plates

a)

move in opposite directions

b)

move in opposite directions past each other

c)

move in opposite towards each other

d)

move in opposite away from each other

33.

Which letter is closest to the divergent boundary in the cross section here?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

34.

Why is the ocean shallower where there are divergent plate boundaries?

a)

there is less water in that part of the ocean

b)

new sea floor “floats” because is hot and has a low density.

c)

the sea floor there is not as heavy as the surrounding sea floor.

d)

the oceanic crust there is thicker.

35.

What geological feature would an oceanic-continental convergent boundary create?

a)

volcanic mountains

b)

mountains

c)

volcanic islands

36.

What geological feature would an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary create?

a)

volcanic mountains

b)

mountains

c)

volcanic islands

37.

What geological feature would an continental-continental convergent boundary create?

a)

volcanic mountains

b)

mountains

c)

volcanic islands

38.

When one plate forces it's way under another plate.

a)

convection

b)

boundary

c)

subduction

39.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
40.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
41.
Which is true about hotter material in the mantle?
a)
more dense, sinks
b)
less dense, sinks
c)
less dense, rises
d)
more dense, rises
42.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
43.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
44.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
45.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
46.
Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
detergent
47.
During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...
a)
along the continents
b)
at the mid ocean ridges
c)
deep ocean trenches
d)
at north and south poles
48.
Which ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge (divergent boundary)?
a)
Indian
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Atlantic
d)
Artic
49.
What type of plates are colliding
a)
2 oceanic plates
b)
oceanic and continental plate
c)
2 continental plates
50.

What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between an oceanic and oceanic plate?

a)

Mountains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

Rift

51.
Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ______ is formed.
a)
Mountain
b)
Island Arc
c)
Rift
d)
Volcano
52.

A subduction zone is formed...

a)

when the oceanic crust sinks below the continental crust

b)

at every type of convergent plate boundary

c)

at every type of divergent plate boundary

d)

at transform boundaries

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.
subduction zones in the ocean can create which features?
a)
islands
b)
volcanoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
all of the above
55.
Why did the oceanic plate subduct?
a)
Less dense
b)
More dense
c)
Heavier
d)
Thinner
56.
Why did the continental plate get volcanoes?
a)
It is made of thicker continental crust
b)
It gets stuck and folds
c)
It has a subducted plate under it that melts
d)
It is more dense
57.
Why do volcanes form?
a)
From plate(s) getting stuck, pushed further, and folding
b)
From a plate subducting, melting, & rising
c)
From one plate being more dense & sinking creating a low spot
d)
All answers
58.
What type of plates are colliding?
a)
2 oceanic plates
b)
Oceanic and continental plate
c)
2 continental plates
59.
What type of plates are colliding?
a)
2 oceanic plates
b)
Oceanic and continental plate
c)
2 continental plates
60.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
61.
Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ______ is formed.
a)
Mountain
b)
Island Arc
c)
Rift
d)
Volcano
62.
Why is there a trench in the water?
a)
Because of the basalt 
b)
Because of the melting oceanic crust
c)
Because the oceanic plate is subducting making a low spot
d)
Because the oceanic plate is stuck and folds downward
63.

The Aleutian Islands and Aleutian Trench are an example of what type of plate boundary?

a)

divergent

b)

ocean-to-continent convergent

c)

continent-to-continent convergent

d)

ocean-to-ocean convergent

64.

The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

a)

divergent

b)

ocean-to-continent convergent

c)

continent-to-continent convergent

d)

transform

65.

The Peru Trench and Andes Mountains are an example of what type of plate boundary?

a)

divergent

b)

ocean-to-continent convergent

c)

continent-to-continent convergent

d)

ocean-to-ocean convergent

66.

A transform boundary, where one tectonic plate slides past another, is likely to result in which of the following?

a)

Frequent earthquakes

b)

Rift valley formation

c)

Intense weathering

d)

Mountain building

67.
What is happening at this boundary?
a)
Plates are subducting
b)
Mountains are building
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Volcanoes form
68.

What is the only event associated with ALL plate boundaries?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Subduction

d)

Deep Trenches

69.
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
70.

Select all that apply: What type of landform is created by a convergent boundary that has an Oceanic and Oceanic plate?

a)

Trench

b)

Mountain

c)

Volcano

d)

Earthquake

71.

What is the name of the theory that tectonic plates are moving because of the movement of magma in the mantle. The movement is caused by the magma heating and cooling and drags the plates along with it.

a)

Slab pull

b)

Ridge push

c)

Convection currents

72.

Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's

a)

Continental crust

b)

Oceanic crust

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

73.

When the force of gravity pulls a lithospheric plate downward and away from a ridge pushing it toward a trench.

a)

Sea Floor Spreading

b)

Subduction

c)

Ridge Push

d)

Slab Pull

74.

When the force of subduction and gravity moves a lithospheric plate downward into a trench and pulls it away from a ridge.

a)

Sea Floor Spreading

b)

Subduction

c)

Ridge Push

d)

Slab Pull

75.
Which theory of plate movement occurs at the mid ocean ridge?
a)
convection
b)
ridge push
c)
slab pull
76.

Which Theory of plate movement occurs as oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridge and becomes cooler and more dense, sinking into a trench?

a)

convection

b)

ridge push

c)

slab pull

77.
What are the main causes of convection currents in the asthenosphere?
a)
Density and temperature
b)
Density and weight
c)
Temperature and pressure
d)
Pressure and density
78.
Which of the following is a result of gravity in relation to moving tectonic plates?
a)
Earth's magnetic field reverses
b)
ridge push and slab pull
c)
circulating material in the mantle
d)
Earth's internal heating
79.

What is slab pull?

a)

cooler, denser crust sinks (is pulled) into the mantle along a trench

b)

when edges become denser and gravity pulls them downward and away from one another

c)

currents just beneath Earth's crust flow very slowly, causing movement in the plates above them

d)

folding and crumpling and sliding upward creating mountains

80.

Identify the three possible driving forces of plate tectonics

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

Ridge push

d)

slab pull

81.

A hot spot is located at the boundary of a plate

a)

true

b)

false

82.

What geologic feature will occur at a hot spot ?

a)

volcano

b)

folded mountain

c)

deep sea trench

d)

crevasse

83.

A prime example of an area over a hot spot is :

a)

Japan

b)

the Andes Mountains

c)

the East African Rift

d)

the Hawaiian Islands

84.

Which of the following will move with time ?

a)

a hot spot

b)

the plate the hot spot is over

c)

neither move

d)

both move