WorksheetsBig Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
Divergent boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction
What was the name of the super continent that existed approximately 250 million years ago?
Laurasia
Gondwana
Pangea
Eurasia
Earth is a (a) system
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction
When pressure builds between two transforms tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing an (a)
Approximately how old is the Earth?
3.8 billion years
4.2 billion years
4.6 billion years
5.2 billions years
During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...
along the continents
at the mid ocean ridges
deep ocean trenches
at north and south poles
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
submarine zone
divergence zone
subduction zone
lower zone
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
the Moho discontinuity.
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
What are the two types of crust?
ocean and upper
continental and oceanic
lower and upper
pizza and toast
What is common at convergent boundaries?
valleys
rivers
mountains
canyons
The system that relates to the layer of gas around our planet is the (a)
What is the hottest layer of the Earth?
Outer core
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Water vapour
What type of boundary is shown?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subduction zone
Which layer contains magma?
(a)
What is the chain of Volcanoes around the Pacific plate called?
Pacific Fire
Ring of Fire
Archipelago
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?
(a)
Name ONE type of volcano (a)
Which of the following is NOT a type of fold or fault?
Strike-slip
Thrust
Normal
Syncopated and Ancopated
