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Year 9 Plate tectonic

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Inner Core

2.

Which of the following metals are present in Earth's Core? (Select all that apply)

a)

Nickel

b)

Steel

c)

Aluminum

d)

Iron

e)

Titanium

3.

Which of the following layers are not completely solid?

a)

Crust

b)

Outer Core

c)

Upper Mantle

d)

Lower Mantle

e)

Inner Core

4.

Who is credited with proposing the hypothesis of Continental Drift?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Isaac Newton

e)

Albert Einstein

5.

Which is more dense?

a)

Continental Crust

b)

Oceanic Crust

6.

What happens to temperature and pressure as you get to deeper layers within Earth?

a)

Temperature and Pressure increase

b)

Temperature increases, Pressure decreases

c)

Temperature decreases, Pressure increases

d)

Temperature and Pressure decreases

7.

This image here shows what type of boundary?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent: Subduction

c)

Convergent: Collision

d)

Transform

8.

What do geologists notice about the rocks along the sea floor?

a)

They get older as they get farther away from mid ocean ridges

b)

They get thicker closer to continents

c)

Density is impossible to measure

d)

Youngest parts of the crust are along the continents

9.

How do you calculate density?

a)

Mass x Volume

b)

Mass / Volume

c)

Volume / Mass

d)

Volume + Mass

10.

If something floats in water, what can we say about its density?

a)

It is more dense than the water

b)

It is less dense than the water

c)

It has the same density as water

11.

The idea that the continents were once together, and separated over a long period of time is

a)

Seafloor Spreading

b)

Transform Boundaries

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Mid Ocean Ridges

12.

Was was Wegener's hypothesis rejected?

a)

He had no evidence for it

b)

More detailed maps show that continents don't match up

c)

No continents had similar fossils to support him.

d)

He couldn't explain how the continents could be moved

13.

Why is the upper mantle liquid, but the lower mantle is solid?

a)

Upper mantle is hotter

b)

Lower mantle is under higher pressure

c)

Upper mantle is under higher pressure

d)

Lower mantle is hotter

14.

What kind of boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent: Subduction

c)

Convergent: Collision

d)

Transform

15.

Which of the following is not a feature we could expect near a convergent subduction boundary?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mid Ocean Ridges

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Ocean Trenches

16.

Which of the following is a feature common with transform boundaries?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountain chains

c)

Ocean Trenches

d)

Earthquakes

17.

Where would you find most volcanoes that are on a continent?

a)

Randomly scattered

b)

In the middle

c)

Along the coastlines (edges)

d)

Most volcanoes are not on continents

18.

What did Harry Hess propose about the mid ocean ridges?

a)

Ancient aquatic creatures may still be alive there

b)

The waters there should be very warm

c)

The crust there should be old

d)

The valley of the ridge are actual cracks within the crust

19.

What was an important detail about the animal fossils Wegener saw had been discovered on different continents?

a)

They were great swimmers when they were alive

b)

They were from different periods of time

c)

They wouldn't be able to swim across the ocean to get to other places

d)

There were no similar fossils found on different continents

20.

Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. Saint Helen

d)

San Andreas Fault

21.

Forms where plates are moving away from each other

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

22.

Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

23.

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

24.

Tectonic plates consist of

a)

continental crust

b)

inner core

c)

both continental and oceanic crust

d)

oceanic crust

e)

outer core

25.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

a)

magnetic reversal

b)

sonar

c)

continental drift

d)

plate boundaries

26.

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 core

d)

the pressure of the atmosphere

27.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other

b)

the continental crust is melting

c)

the more dense oceanic crust is subducting

d)

an ocean ridge is forming

28.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the tectonic plates are moving towards each other

b)

the continental crust is melting

c)

the more dense oceanic crust is subducting

d)

an ocean ridge is forming

29.

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

a)

convection

b)

continental drift

c)

subduction

d)

conduction

30.

How fast the continents move?

a)

1-4 inches per day

b)

1-4 inches per week

c)

1-4 inches per month

d)

1-4 inches per year

31.

The three types of plate boundaries are

a)

Convergent, divergent, change

b)

Divergent, allegiant, insurgent

c)

Convergent, divergent, transform

d)

Push, pull, slide

32.

What is common at convergent boundaries?

a)

Valleys

b)

Canyons

c)

Mountains

d)

Rivers

33.

The crust is

a)

Layer of molten metal.

b)

Outermost layer of the Earth.

c)

Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.

d)

Innermost layer of solid metal.

34.

The outer core is

a)

Layer of liquid metal.

b)

Outermost layer of the Earth.

c)

Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.

d)

Innermost layer of solid metal.

35.

The inner core is

a)

Layer of liquid metal.

b)

Outermost layer of the Earth.

c)

Made up of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.

d)

Innermost layer of solid metal.

36.

Plate tectonics explains why earthquakes and volcanoes happen.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The asthenosphere is the liquid part of the mantle.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Select the picture that shows the convergent boundary.

a)
b)
39.

Select the picture that shows the divergent boundary.

a)
b)
40.

What are the 3 main layers of the earth?

a)

Crust, atmosphere, lithosphere

b)

Crust, mantle, core

c)

Boundary, fault, core

41.

What is the boundary where plates slide past each other?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

42.

The theory of continental drift is most associated with which scientist?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Alfred Wegener

43.

Wegener was convinced that all of Earth’s continents were once part of an enormous, single landmass called Pangaea.

a)

True

b)

False

44.
Order the layers of the Earth from the most dense to the least
a)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
c)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
d)
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
45.
What is a difference between oceanic & continental crust?
a)
Continental is thicker
b)
Oceanic is thicker
c)
Continental is made of basalt
d)
Oceanic is made of granite