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Plate Motion Practice

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

a)

inner peek

b)

cross section

c)

insider info

d)

cross stitch

2.

plates moving toward each other

a)

togetherness

b)

convergent

c)

divergent

d)

mergent

3.

hot liquid rock UNDER the surface of Earth

a)

lava

b)

titanium

c)

soup

d)

magma

4.

a layer of soft, solid rock under Earth's plates that causes the plates to move

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

5.

Earth's outer layer is divided into sections called ...

a)

continents

b)

countries

c)

oceans

d)

plates

6.

Earth's mantle is made of hard, solid rock.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

plates moving away from each other

a)

splitting

b)

earthquakes

c)

divergent

d)

convergent

8.

rock is added to edges of plates at _____ boundaries

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

ancient

d)

active

9.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
10.

This is a __________ boundary.

a)

Continental Convergent

b)

Oceanic-Continental Divergent

c)

Oceanic Transform

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

11.

This is a ________ boundary.

a)

Oceanic Convergent

b)

Oceanic Divergent

c)

Oceanic Transform

12.

When denser oceanic plate forces it's way under another plate at a convergent boundary.

a)

convection

b)

boundary

c)

subduction

13.

Which of the following is the definition of "pattern"?

a)

how often or fast something happens

b)

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

c)

something we observe to be similar over and over again

d)

to examine in detail for a purpose

14.

Any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.

a)

continent

b)

convergent

c)

divergent

d)

cross section

15.

Evidence of life from the past, such as preserved bones, footprints, or leaf prints.

a)

eruption

b)

fossil

c)

landform

d)

cross section

16.

A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.

a)

geyser

b)

mantle

c)

eruption

d)

landform

17.

A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

rift valley

c)

trench

d)

mantle

18.

Which of the following is the definition of "mid-ocean ridge"?

a)

the outside or top layer of something

b)

hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

c)

the slow pulling apart of continental land that is caused by plate movement

d)

an underwater volcanic mountain range formed when two plates move apart

19.

True of False:

The Mesosauras had webbed feet?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

How long ago did the Mesosaurs live?

a)

3 million years ago

b)

30 million years ago

c)

300 million years ago

d)

3,000 million years ago

21.

True of False:

The Mesosauras' body was built to swim long distances.

a)

False

b)

True

22.

What two continents were the Mesosaurus fossils found?

a)

South America and Africa

b)

Antarctica and Europe

c)

North America and Asia

d)

Australia and Asia

23.

Which feature did the Mesosaurus have?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

Lungs

c)

Nostrils on top of their head

d)

All of the above

24.

Where did they find the Mesosaurus fossils?

a)

soft rock

b)

sand

c)

hard, solid rock

d)

under the ocean

25.

Who is a scientist who studies fossils or bones that are embedded in rocks, in order to learn about the history of life on Earth

a)

geologist

b)

fossilologist

c)

dinosaur

d)

paleontologist

26.

The place where to plates meet?

a)

Pattern

b)

Plate Boundary

c)

Mantle

d)

Earthquake

27.

Examples of places we have drilled for core samples.

a)

Arizona, USA

b)

Guadalupe Island, Mexico

c)

Ross Ice Shelf

d)

All the Above

28.

What type of landforms are represented by the boundary in the picture?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

trench

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Folded mountains

29.

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

a)

the subducton of the sea floor

b)

the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

the friction force between the plates that move past each other

30.

The diagram below shows a cross section of a portion of the Earth. The mountain ranges at location B are most likely volcanic.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The letter B represents

a)

Subduction zone

b)

Trench

c)

Oceanic crust

d)

Island Volcano Arc

32.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
33.

What is the only event associated with ALL plate boundaries?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Subduction

d)

Deep Trenches

34.

The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

a)

Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

b)

Two continental plates collided.

c)

One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

d)

One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

35.

Use the diagram to answer the question. What results as the two oceanic plates converge?

a)

formation of a deep sea trench and island volcanoes

b)

earthquake activity and appearance of a transform fault

c)

volcanic eruption along both oceanic plate edges

d)

formation of a continental mountain range

36.

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

a)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

b)

Mountain

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Island Arc

37.

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

38.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
O

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