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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 31mins
Crustal Plates X and Y are moving away from each other. What is the expected average rate of change in position between X and Y?
few millimeters per day
few millimeters per century
few centimeters per month
few centimeters per year
Landforms on Earth’s surface were formed as a result of ____________.
earth’s rotation
bodies of water
movements of tectonic plates
division of lithosphere into plates
3 Styles of Convergent Plate Boundaries
(a)
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur in the Philippines because it is____________.
volcanic in origin
located in the equator
composed of many islands
located in the Pacific Ring of Fire
You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east coast of the Philippines. As you do your study, you noticed that there is a portion of the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest. What most likely is that deeper part?
linear sea
rift valley
oceanic ridge
trench
Earthquakes generally occur in areas where ____________.
rocks are found
force on rocks is greatest
force on rocks is weak
magnetic pull is greatest
(a) is a German scientist who hypothesized that the Earth was once made up of a single large landmass.
(a) are devastating because it moves the ground in a circular motion.
Divergent boundaries between oceanic plates produce (a)
The continental drift theory was validated through studies that showed that ______.
Deep trenches were discovered in the ocean floor.
Rocks and fossils on the coastlines across oceans have the same age and sequence but are currently far apart.
Countries on the opposite sides of the ocean shared common ancestors.
Plates moved at the same speed as Wegener proposed.
The (a) is the point within Earth where the seismic waves are first released.
The (a) is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
Name the 4 layers of the earth starting from the innermost layer.
(a)
(a) is the boundary between the crust and mantle.
(a) is the boundary between the mantle and outer core.
(a) is the boundary between the outer core and inner core.
2 Types of Body Waves:
(a)
2 Types of Surface Waves
(a)
All of the following statements are reasons why Wegener’s theory was not accepted EXCEPT:
The theory does not explain the mechanism of continental drift.
The theory states that the continents move at a very slow rate.
The theory’s proponent is not a geologist but a meteorologist.
The theory explains the similarities of fossils based on land bridges.
Draw a DIVERGENT boundary.
Draw a CONVERGENT boundary
Draw a TRANSFORM boundary
