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Big Systems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

a)

Divergent boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Subduction

2.

What was the name of the super continent that existed approximately 250 million years ago?

a)

Laurasia

b)

Gondwana

c)

Pangea

d)

Eurasia

3.

Earth is a (a)   system

4.

A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Subduction

5.

 

When pressure builds between two transforms tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing an (a)  

6.

Approximately how old is the Earth?

a)

3.8 billion years

b)

4.2 billion years

c)

4.6 billion years

d)

5.2 billions years

7.

During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...

a)

along the continents

b)

at the mid ocean ridges

c)

deep ocean trenches

d)

at north and south poles

8.

Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

a)

submarine zone

b)

divergence zone

c)

subduction zone

d)

lower zone

9.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

c)

the Moho discontinuity.

d)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

10.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

ocean and upper

b)

continental and oceanic

c)

lower and upper

d)

pizza and toast

11.

What is common at convergent boundaries?

a)

valleys

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

canyons

12.

The system that relates to the layer of gas around our planet is the (a)  

13.

What is the hottest layer of the Earth?

a)

Outer core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner core

14.

What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water vapour

15.

What type of boundary is shown?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subduction zone

16.

Which layer contains magma?

(a)  

17.

What is the chain of Volcanoes around the Pacific plate called?

a)

Pacific Fire

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Archipelago

d)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

18.

Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?

(a)  

19.

Name ONE type of volcano (a)  

20.

Which of the following is NOT a type of fold or fault?

a)

Strike-slip

b)

Thrust

c)

Normal

d)

Syncopated and Ancopated