WorksheetsMrs. Chesser Plate Tectonics Quiz Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The newest crust would be found in which location?
inside a volcano
at a mid ocean ridge
Near an earthquake
at a mountain range
What causes the tectonic plates of Earth to continually move?
Rotation of the core
strong winds on the crust
volcanic and seismice activity on the crust
convection currents in the mantle
Tectonic motion caused tension between plates in Earth’s crust. A sudden release of this energy occurred. Based on this information, which event happened?
subsidence
earthquake
volcanic eruption
meteoroid impact
Which of these best explains how tectonic-plate movement causes the formation of mountain ranges?
Convection currents in the mantle force two plates to collide.
Sediment builds upward due to crushing forces of subducting plates.
The plates separate, allowing the asthenosphere to push through and later cool.
Pressure from colliding plates melts rock that later cools to form large boulders.
Transform boundaries are found when two plates slide side by side, what type of geological events are commonly found at the boundary?
earthquakes
mountain building
landslides
volcanoes
Divergent plates are found where two plates:
move towards each other
move away from each other
don't move
slide side by side
At mid-ocean ridges, new ______ is created
water
mantle
crust
core
Geologists were examining an area in Africa called the Great Rift Valley. Which geologic event most likely caused the formation of the valley?
impacts from meteors
collision of tectonic plates
movement of glaciers
diverging continental plates
collision of tectonic plates
What causes the sea floor to spread apart at mid-ocean ridges?
Hot magma rises through the boundary at the mid-ocean ridges, creating new rock and pushing apart the plates.
The Earth's magnetic field is so strong it pushes apart the iron-filled rocks at the mid-ocean ridges.
The Earth is growing in size (though we don't know why) and the mid-ocean ridges are where the crust has cracked to allow the Earth to get bigger.
The waves in the ocean pull the plates away from each other. This happens at the mid-ocean ridges.
What is the Ring of Fire?
a rift valley in the Atlantic Ocean
a group of hot spots in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
an area of active mountain building in Africa
a belt of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
The theory of plate tectonics provides the current explanation for the way in which
tides are produced.
rocks are formed.
continents move.
stars change.
The map shows a cluster of earthquake activity along the western coast of the United States. This is an indication that tectonic plates in this area are -
diverging
moving together
moving in opposite directions
building new ocean crust
Which geological event would most likely occur along the type of boundary demonstrated?
development of rift valleys
formation of mountain ranges
eruption of volcanoes
occurrence of earthquakes
Major geological events like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or mountain formations are MOST likely to occur
along metamorphic rock formations.
a
at the boundary of two tectonic plates.
in the center of a tectonic plate.
along sedimentary rock formations.
Seafloor spreading occurs along certain boundaries in the ocean. Which are most likely to form at the boundary where the seafloor is spreading?
mid-ocean ridges
continental shelves
subduction zones
strike-slip faults
__________ is the densest type of crust and can sink back into the mantle when it slides under another plate.
Continental crust
Mantle crust
Oceanic crust
Granitic crust
On the map of Earth's tectonic plates, which plate is labeled A?
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
Eurasian Plate
On the map, which tectonic plate is the Indo-Australian Plate?
C
D
E
F
