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Earth's History/Layers/Fossils/Plate Tectonics Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the outermost layer of Earth called?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

crust

d)

mantle

2.

The lithosphere (crust) is broken into sections called

a)

plates

b)

faults

c)

ridges

d)

trenches

3.

Plate tectonics are believed to be driven by

a)

meteors

b)

convection currents

c)

waves

d)

wind

4.

The process of magma rising from the mantle and spreading out at the ridge is called

a)

trenching

b)

seafloor spreading

c)

continental drift

d)

tectonicking

5.

Seafloor spreading occurs at which type of boundary?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

6.

What is the name of the supercontinent?

a)

Wegener

b)

Pangea

c)

North America

d)

fossil

7.

When plates PULL APART they cause which geologic event?

a)

OCEAN BASINS

b)

MOUNTAINS

c)

RIFT VALLEYS

8.

When plates slide past each other they cause

a)

OCEAN BASINS

b)

VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES

c)

RIFT VALLEYS

9.

When plates PUSH TOGETHER they cause

a)

OCEAN BASINS

b)

MOUNTAINS

c)

RIFT VALLEYS

10.

What does this figure show?

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Transform Boundary

c)

Convergent Boundary

11.

What does this figure show?

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

12.

What does this figure show?

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

13.

Which of the following is NOT evidence of continental drift?

a)

human remains

b)

fossils

c)

matching landforms

d)

climate

14.

The theory of plate tectonics states

a)

Heavier plates sink under lighter plates

b)

The Earth has four different layers

c)

the plates of Earth's lithosphere is in constant, slow motion

d)

the continents were once all connected

15.

A giant wave of water as a result of a major earthquake

a)

liquefaction

b)

tsunami

c)

aftershock

d)

landslide

16.

This single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents is called

a)

Pangrea

b)

Pangaea

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Plate Tectonics

17.

The tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subduction

18.

This is when one plate goes under another

a)

Transform

b)

Sea-floor Spreading

c)

Subduction

d)

Divergent

19.

Look at this image. What type of plate boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Complex or Uncertain

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent

20.

The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle is called

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Plate Tectonics

c)

Pangaea

d)

Earthquake

21.

The place where two plates meet is called a

a)

Fault

b)

Boundary

c)

Convergent

d)

Divergent

22.

LOOK AT THE ARROWS IN THE IMAGE TO HELP YOU!! The type of plate boundary between South American Plate and Nazca plate is

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

uncertain/complex

23.

This earth's layer is made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle

a)

astenosphere

b)

inner core

c)

lithosphere

d)

geosphere

24.

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

a)

Rifts

b)

Mountains

c)

Valleys

d)

Earthquakes

25.

The majority of earthquakes and volcanoes take place at_______

a)

Earth's Core

b)

Plate Centers

c)

Ocean Margins

d)

Plate Boundaries

26.

The presence of the same _______ on several continents supports the theory of continental drift.

a)

A-Fossils

b)

B-Rocks

c)

Neither A nor B

d)

Both A and B

27.

The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current location is called_______

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Magnetic Reversal

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Convection

28.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa is a result of movement from_______

a)

Ocean Mountain Range

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Earthquake Field

29.

The Andes mountain range of South America was formed at a _______.

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Hot Sot

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Transform Boundary

30.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
31.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
32.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron 
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
33.
Why is the inner core solid?
a)
its unknown
b)
what it's made of
c)
the pressure
d)
it is colder than the outer core
34.

The asthenosphere is located in

a)

part of the mantle

b)

the crust, mantle, and core

c)

the crust and upper mantle

d)

the crust

35.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
36.
What happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
c)
Nothing
37.

Which layer is shown in red?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

38.

Which layer is shown in orange?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

39.

Which layer is shown in yellow?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

40.

Which layer is shown in brown?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

41.

Which layer of the Earth are convection currents found?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

42.

The tectonic plates are pieces of the...

a)

Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Core

43.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

44.

The remains or mark of an animal or plant that lived long ago is____

a)

fossil

b)

paleontologist

c)

fossil fuels

d)

extinct

45.

In order to form a fossil, an organism must usually_______ quickly after it dies?

a)

decompose

b)

go extinct

c)

be buried

d)

rot

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