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Science Review: Plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift 
2.
Which of these explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces? 
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift 
3.
This boundary is described by two plates moving away from eachother along the edges and separating. The resulting gap allows magma to rise and create new crust, forming new lithosphere. 
a)
Convergent Boundary 
b)
Divergent Boundary  
c)
Transform Boundary
4.
This boundary is described as two plates moving past eachother ALONG THE EDGES horizontally.  These boundaries will get stuck or lock against eachother causing earthquakes when they slip and release. 
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
5.
This boundary is described as moving toward one another  When the plates are both continental plates the will crumple up and form a mountains. When they are continental and oceanic plates, subduction occurs  and earthquakes and volcanoes form. 
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
6.
Trenches, deep underwater canyons on the sea floor are created at this type of boundary 
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent, Subduction Zone
c)
Transform 
7.
New crust is created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent, Subduction Zone
c)
Transform 
8.
Mountains are created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent 
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform 
9.
Mid Ocean Ridge Formation  is created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent 
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform 
10.
The ________is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
Lithosphere
11.
True or False.
The deeper you go into the earth, the greater the pressure. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.
_____________ is the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted
a)
Pressure
b)
Temperature
c)
Viscosity
d)
Volume
13.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

14.

This layer is the most dense in comparison to the other layers.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

15.

What is a physical classification of the outer core (hint: state of matter)?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

plasma

16.

Which reason below best describes why the inner core is a solid?

a)

Gravitational pull

b)

Iron and Nickel becomes a solid when heated

c)

It's under great pressure

d)

It's just the way it was made

17.
A _____________ is a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
a)
Theory of Plate Tectonics
b)
scientific theory
c)
subduction
18.

Geologists and Seismologist study _______________ and __________________ to determine what's happening inside of Earth?

a)

oceans and land

b)

people and plants

c)

rocks and seismic waves

19.

The thinnest and outermost layer of Earth is called...

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

20.
Earthquakes produce...
a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Longitudinal Waves
d)
Visible Light
21.

Convection currents occurs in which of Earth's layers?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

22.

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's crust moving?

a)

Convection Currents

b)

Dynamo Effect

c)

Great Pressure

d)

Gravitational pull from the Sun

23.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

24.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

25.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

26.

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

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Earthquake

d)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Mountain

d)

Ocean Trench

31.

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

a)

Convegent

b)

Divergent

c)

Subduction

d)

Transform

32.

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

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

33.

Plates slide past one another at ____ boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

34.

When plates collide together, this boundary occurs...

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

35.

Plate movement is caused by ____________.

a)

the rotation of the Earth

b)

convection currents in the mantle

c)

ocean tides

d)

the moon's gravity

36.

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

37.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Thick and thin

b)

Ocean and basin

c)

Lower and upper

d)

Continental and oceanic

38.

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

39.

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

40.

What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift theory?

a)

evidence from landforms

b)

evidence from human remains

c)

evidence from fossils

d)

evidence from climate

41.

Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because...

a)

it did not agree with their current theory

b)

Wegener was interested in what Earth was like millions of years ago

c)

Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis

d)

Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents

42.

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

43.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
44.
What is represented by the picture? 
a)
Sea-floor spreading
b)
Pangea
c)
How the continents are arranged today
d)
Volcanoes
45.
Why was Alfred Wegner's theory of Continental Drift not immediately accepted by scientists?
a)
there was no mechanism to explain how Continental Drift happened.
b)
The theory of Continental Drift was immediately accepted by the scientific community.
c)
there was no evidence to support his theory.
d)
Scientists did not think it was possible for the Continents to move.
46.
Created by a divergent boundary.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Mariana Trench
c)
Mid Atlantic ridge
47.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
48.
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
49.
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
a)
submarine zone
b)
divergence zone
c)
subduction zone
d)
lower zone
50.
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
51.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
52.
This land formation occurs at a divergent continental/ continental boundary.
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
pacific hot spot
d)
rift valley
53.
What happens to temperature as you go deeper in the Earth?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
fluctuates
d)
remains the same
54.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
55.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
56.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
57.
Which type of crust is more dense and thinner?
a)
Continental
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Oceanic
d)
Byers
58.
What was Wegener's hypothesis called?
a)
The Pangea 
b)
Moving Continents 
c)
The Continental Drift
d)
Techtonic Plates
59.
A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Spreading
60.
Which answer below correctly describes the formation of a volcanic island arc?
a)
Islands are created along the mid ocean ridge as new oceanic crust is formed.
b)
Islands are created one at a time as the plate moves across a hot spot in the mantle.
c)
Islands are created along a subduction zone as oceanic crust is forced back down in to the mantle.
d)
Islands are created as pressure is released when two tectonic plates are pulled apart.
61.
What is the outer layer of the earth called?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
62.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
63.
Which crust is thicker
a)
ocean
b)
continental
c)
bread
d)
pizza
64.
Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
fossils
d)
puzzle pieces
65.
When Earth's plates rub or scrape against one another, the release of energy causes ...
a)
a volcano
b)
an earthquake
c)
a tornado
d)
continental drift
66.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
67.
At what location does the first motion of an earthquake occur
a)
the focus
b)
the seismic gap
c)
the mantle
d)
the epicenter
68.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
69.

The Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates. These move due to:

a)

tsunamis pushing the plates around

b)

pressure caused by heated magma rising from the core

c)

the inner core pushing the plates around

d)

people jumping too heavily

70.

The movement of magma around the mantle is called a:

a)

tectonic current

b)

pressure current

c)

conductive current

d)

convection current

71.

Earthquakes are measured on the:

a)

Rodham scale

b)

Henley scale

c)

Richter scale

d)

Morrissey scale

72.

We measure earthquakes using a:

a)

Weighing scale

b)

Seismograph

c)

Pendulum

d)

Digital thermometer

73.

An earthquake under the sea can cause:

a)

A volcano

b)

A hurricane

c)

A tsunami

d)

An eclipse

74.

The line where two tectonic plates meet is called a:

a)

fault line

b)

epicentre line

c)

tectonic line

d)

straight line

75.

When designing a earthquake resistant building, which of these materials would not be used:

a)

wood

b)

bricks

c)

steel

d)

reinforced concrete

76.

Which of the following should you consider when designing skyscrapers in earthquake zones;

a)

Wifi

b)

gas pipes emergency shut off

c)

home cinemas

d)

ceiling height

77.

What would you do if you were in an earthquake;

a)

Scream and run about

b)

Call Grandma in England

c)

Drop, Cover and Hold

d)

Jump in the cracks in the floor

78.
Magma that reaches the surface is called:
a)
Vent
b)
Hot spot
c)
Lava
d)
Cinders
79.
The more silica that magma contains...
a)
the thicker the magma
b)
the thinner the magma
c)
the higher the viscosity
d)
the runnier the magma
80.
The belt of volcanoes around the rim of the Pacific Ocean is called:
a)
Island arc
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Lava plateau
d)
Hawaii
81.
Shield volcanoes have:
a)
gently sloping sides
b)
a steep cone shape
c)
moderately sized sides
d)
long cracks along plate boundaries
82.
When a volcano erupts, empties the magma chamber, and collapses the top leaving a huge hole.
a)
Dike
b)
Caldera
c)
Silica
d)
Geyser
83.
Explosive eruption that hurls ash, gases, cinders, and bombs from the main vent.
a)
Volcano bomb
b)
Geyser
c)
Geothermal energy
d)
Pyroclastic flow
84.
A chain of volcanic islands formed where two oceanic plates collide is called:
a)
island arc
b)
hot spot
c)
Hawaii
d)
geyser
85.
Inside a volcano, magma collects in a pocket called a:
a)
caldera
b)
pipe
c)
magma chamber
d)
vent
86.
These volcanoes form in long cracks where plates are pulled apart.
a)
Shield volcano
b)
Composite / Stratovolcano
c)
Cinder cone
d)
Fissure volcano
87.
Magma's resistance to flow, or how thick it is, is called:
a)
silica
b)
viscosity
c)
hot spot
d)
caldera
88.
Which is NOT a property of magma from an explosive eruption?
a)
thick and sticky
b)
high viscosity
c)
high silica content
d)
thin and runny
89.
Felsic (light-colored) magma has a...
a)
Low silica content
b)
High silica content
90.
An opening through which the lava flows is called:
a)
crater
b)
caldera
c)
vent
d)
pipe
91.
Magma rises because it is...
a)
more dense than surrounding rock
b)
less dense than surrounding rock
92.
Mafic (dark-colored) magma has a...
a)
high silica content
b)
low silica content
93.
Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:
a)
Extinct Volcano
b)
Dormant Volcano
c)
Active Volcano
d)
What's a volcano?
94.
A volcano that has erupted in the last 2000 years but not recently is known as....
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
d)
Angry
95.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...
a)
Sleeping
b)
Dormant
c)
Active
d)
Extinct
96.
__________ volcanoes are usually steep sided. They are formed from layers of ash and lava.
a)
Shield
b)
Cone
c)
Dormant
d)
Extinct
97.
Ring of Fire Volcanoes have...
a)
Blocky lava
b)
Sea water trapped inside
c)
Huge, violent eruptions
d)
All of the above

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